Aging

BOOK REVIEW: The Gentleman

  The Gentleman: A Novel The Gentleman, by Forrest Leo, is a fun novel, creative and entertaining. In it, Lionel Strange, a fair-to-middling poet brimming with unearned self-confidence finds himself…

Way Back in the Way Back.

Back before the laws of physics were passed and no one wore seat belts because we all believed it would be safer to be ‘flung free,’ my parents owned a…

BOOK REVIEW: The Power of Habit

  The Power of Habit: Why We Do What We Do in Life and Business Every once in a while I read a book that completely reorders the way I…

Chapped Lips and the Evolution of Smooth

Back in the day when I was serious about being a flute player, I was mildly obsessed with chapped lips.  Especially so in the dry winter.  Chapped lips could make…

BOOK REVIEW: The Little Red Christmas Ball

The Little Red Christmas Ball: a story for kids and anyone whoever was…and would be again The Little Red Christmas Ball, by Brian Moloney, is a sweet little chapter book.…

Grits & Vegemite

I have a friend named Alex, who is the mistress of www.alexchristopherwrites.com and the creator of “Visibility Coaching.”  Alex lives in Australia, which is about as far from my house in…

BOOK REVIEW: Forgive Me, Leonard Peacock

  Forgive Me, Leonard Peacock by Matthew Quick Leonard Peacock has a plan to kill himself after he kills his former best friend Asher Beal. He will do it with…

The 9 PTO Moms (and 1 Dad) You’ll See at Every Event

If you’ve volunteered at any school or PTO event, you know these parents.  They’re the same in every school across the world.  Do you recognize them? Marge N. Charge Marge…

Wonder Woman Onesie

My mild obsession with Wonder Woman is no secret.   I drink from a Wonder Woman mug in my office.  I have a Wonder Woman watch.  I have a Wonder Woman…

BOOK REVIEW — The Fall of the House of Cabal

The Fall of the House of Cabal: A Novel (Johannes Cabal Novels) If you throw a dart at my list of book reviews, odds are good you’ll land on one…

Been There. Done That. Got the T-Shirt.

Generally speaking, I’m not a big fan of stuff.  Stuff is just clutter.  I want to get rid of stuff.  I’m not particularly sentimental, although I do have trouble getting…

Baby’s First Drive Through

My son turned 15 a week ago, and that means in this neck of the woods that he got his Learner’s Permit.  That’s right. My bitty baby, born two and…