Today, I: Watched my son sink three baskets in his Upward basketball game, and thought to bring and use the video camera to boot. Removed the training wheels from my son’s bicycle, and watched him take off unencumbered the very first time he tried. Started and extinguished the first kitchen fire of my life. Let’s … Read more
When I was 17 or so with a skull full of mush, my down-the-line liberal stepmother bought all of the kids Greenpeace sweatshirts. Mine was black, with a stylized blue and green logo. It was a good-looking shirt, and I liked it. Probably somewhere there is an incriminating photo. They were dark days indeed. However, … Read more
Do you remember when you were little, and your mom would take you shopping with her, and you’d wind up in the depths of one of those department stores in the mall, where everything looks the same, and after you turn a corner or two you can’t remember which way it is back out into … Read more