A Teenage Driver And A Parent Who Means Well

Published in The Ferndale Record-Journal, November 25, 2009
Here are a few things I am not interested in: Vampires, werewolves and moody teenagers.
Having said that let me qualify it slightly. I have a teenager. Sometimes he’s moody. He just got his learner’s permit to drive a car, and I’m wildly interested in that.
This teenager is the [...]

The Thing About November..

Published in The Ferndale Record-Journal, November 11, 2009
I like November.
I like the flashy leaves, the wind, the cooler, bordering on cold weather. I like a late World Series, Thanksgiving, pecan pie, and the promise of December’s holidays.
But the real reason I’ve always liked November is because it’s my birthday month.  I get a little goofy [...]

Things That Make Me Go .. “GAH!”

This post is not rocket surgery.. nor is it meant to offend anyone, although it might.  It’s just me, sitting here, musing about annoyance.
Here are a few things that for me,  produce eye-rolling and unmuttered phrases of disgust.  Why unmuttered.. you ask?  Because I really am too nice (or chicken) to say much of this [...]

Dear Gods Of Baseball…

If it’s not too much to ask, can you please provide teams I care about for the next World Series?  And if one of the teams has the words “New York” in the name, can it please be the Mets?
The only reason I rooted for the Phillies this year is because they weren’t the Yankees.
Baseball [...]