MOM
You’ll leave the milk out. The basement door wide open. When the call comes, you’ll drop everything and run. Ambulance and mom are words you’d rather never have any association. Such things, however, are inevitable.… Read More »MOM
It’s just like a book club, only there’s no book and no club.
You’ll leave the milk out. The basement door wide open. When the call comes, you’ll drop everything and run. Ambulance and mom are words you’d rather never have any association. Such things, however, are inevitable.… Read More »MOM
“Lateness happened to me.” That, I’m told, is the idiomatic expression used by the Japanese when arriving at an appointment later than anticipated. It’s kind of perfect, isn’t it? I mean, the oddest things can… Read More »TIME ZONES – PERSONAL AND GLOBAL
Some things leave a big impression. Some things you remember all your life. You know what really knocked my socks off? The Winged Victory of Samothrace. If you’ve ever been to the Louvre Museum in… Read More »GALLERIES, MUSEUMS AND MORE
It seemed like the perfect gift for a four year old. It was a piggy bank. A piggy bank in the shape of a dinosaur. And not just any dinosaur but the marquee player of… Read More »BYE-BYE PIGGY BANK
So, what are you doing this Sunday? Yeah, it’s that Sunday – Super Bowl Sunday. I know it’s considered, maybe not ours, but America’s biggest unofficial holiday, but you can still count on people asking… Read More »SUPER DUPER BOWL
The western world is falling behind. Current statistics bemoan the literacy and numeracy rates of the younger generation. But here’s something else to worry about. I’m going to call it potteracy rates. Yes, I’m making… Read More »DIAPER CHANGE
You, baby, are a trendsetter. You’re ahead of the curve. Leading the way. Way out in front. Yep. You’re at the vanguard of international stylesetters. And I bet you didn’t even know it. I’m going… Read More »GRANDPA CHIC
Snow is a beautiful misery. If you’re a kid, it’s literally a gift from the heavens. Do you remember listening to the radio for the list of school closures and exulting when your school’s name… Read More »SNOW DAYS
Necessity may be the mother of invention, but at my house it takes the rap for something else. I collect lamps. Not just any old lamp, lamps that have special features. I like a lamp… Read More »LET THERE BE … LAMPS
When you think of drugs, the mind turns to morphine and antibiotics – things you can ingest or inject. It doesn’t automatically think of percussion or melody. There are, however, other ways to medicate; other… Read More »MUSIC THERAPY