My parents have celebrated Valentine’s Day sixty-two times: once as a dating couple and sixty-one times as a married couple! After all those years of marriage, they still celebrate three anniversaries every year: their first date, their engagement, and their…
May I see your license, please?
My first year out of college, I followed a music teacher who had been at the school for fourteen years. In fact, it may have been sixteen; I don’t recall. Things were going well. I loved teaching general music to…
Talking Household Sponges
Quick announcement first (especially for those overseas): The hosting company for this blog site is doing routine maintenance tonight, starting at midnight (Eastern time). My understanding is that the site will be temporarily unavailable during that time—only a matter of…
Where’s My Shovel?
It snowed most of the day in my area of Wisconsin Thursday. From the sounds of it, my friends and family in the Northeast are going to spend much of today and tomorrow getting what we got—and much, much more.…
What was I Thinking?
Humbly, I confess that the older I get, the more I learn about myself. This doesn’t come from hours and hours of self-focused introspection accomplished while sitting cross-legged and listening to my favorite, calm zen-like music. Actually, it reveals itself…