It was quite a thrill to see and hear my own child, The Middle Child, sing on stage, on the stage, at Carnegie Hall. The Carnegie Hall. The one in New York City. Who actually gets to do that? It's something most people don't even dare to dream of doing--simply because it seems so ridiculously unattainable. The Middle Child just completed her sixth …
Continue reading The Middle Child, Mothah, Phyllis, Daddy, Toni, and I Take Manhattan 😉
I went to my Daddy and (his fianceé) Toni's farm on Saturday to spend the night--for Father's Day. I was amused as I drove up the driveway, to see my (city-boy, still working everyday, architect, age 71) Daddy in overalls and a long sleeved tee shirt, with a big straw hat on, driving a big, …
The Baby. The third child. I have failed him miserably. I knew this when we went to Disney last fall. The poor thing knew who Mickey Mouse was, but had not a clue who any of the other Disney characters were! He had never heard of Snow White and The Seven Dwarfs. I think he had heard …
Since 20 years was a big anniversary, we decided we needed to celebrate big...
The Baby is somewhat of a video game connoisseur. Oh hell, he is a full blown addict at the ripe old age of 8. He is the only one of the three who made it to that category, so I guess I did okay. Anyway, that is not the point. He knows everything there is …
Continue reading Of Chasing Feral Cats and Tia Maria and Diet Coke….
I am completely enamored with the fact that I am writing this at 37, some odd thousand feet in the air, aboard American Airlines Flight 2405 to Antigua. Even at the age of 45, that I can write and publish a blog post, mid-air, shall never fail to impress me, thus proving to …
On Friday, the dreaded (only to me) cap and gown came home with Mini Me. It is the gorgeous shade of purple that is his school color. When he got it out of the bag, I audibly burst into tears. "OH MY GOD, MOM! If you are going to do that, then you cannot hold it!" he said. …
It seems like every entertainer who is worth a damn is dying during my lifetime. I'm quite sure I will leave some very important people off the list, but I can think of Merle Haggard, Philip Seymour Hoffman, John Ritter, Heath Ledger, James Gandolfini, Robin Williams, Michael Jackson, Whitney Houston, David Bowie, and now...Prince. Prince? …
To say that I have been in a funk is an understatement. Mostly it has been a Homeowner's Funk, as you will read here shortly.... I hate not having time to sit and write. I have lots of material--good LORD, don't ever worry about that! It's just that sometimes the stuff I want to write about may be …
If you do not like something about your life, don't sit around, waiting for your life to change....Get off your ass and CHANGE your life! I think there is a joke that goes something like this: There was this guy and his town was flooding. He decided that his faith in God was going to save him. All …