Bundles of Cheer for Holiday Readers! Balance Due: a Christmas Short Story Second chances can come wrapped in strange packages. The last thing Allen needs two days before Christmas is a shivering dog on his doorstep. Just one more thing to deal with on the anniversary of the worst day of his life. And […]
Totality, Country Style
The Grand Goal: TOTALITY The Lesser Goals: 1. Get as close to the center of totality as possible 2. Avoid traffic 3. Find a place with restrooms and shade 4. Avoid going blind The Details: When my son, Joe, an attorney in Arlington and an avid photographer, suggested we travel to see the eclipse, it […]
A Year and Then Some…
A very long year… It’s been fourteen months since my last blog about the extraordinary support we received during my daughter’s illness and death from colon cancer. (And, again, if you’re due for a colonoscopy, please don’t put it off. Yeah, the prep tastes like fruit punch infused with rusted metal and laced with turpentine, […]