We all make decisions every day. Whether to wear this shirt or that one. Whether to go here or go there. How to discipline a child. Whether or not we should take offense at somebody else’s comments. We walk along the road of our lives, and suddenly we find that there are multiple […]
Two Of My Favorite Gene Kelly Movies
June 12, 2012 by
I’ve been thinking about Gene Kelly lately. There are several reasons for this: 1) I’ve been arguing with my mother about which Gene Kelly movies are the best. She says “Summer Stock” and “Brigadoon”. I say “Singin’ in the Rain” and “The Pirate”. She tolerates “Singin’ in the Rain” and she hates “The Pirate”. I […]
Wisdom From Anne
June 10, 2012 by
Anne Lamott is a novelist, essayist, and frequent contributor to Salon.com. Some people don’t like her – she is definitely not shy about expressing her opinions. I don’t agree with everything she says, but I admire her greatly, not only for her wonderful book on writing (Bird by Bird), but also for her wit, thoughtfulness, […]
One Of The Stupidest Things I’ve Ever Done
June 7, 2012 by
For some reason I’ve been listening to the songs of my teens and young adulthood this week. That means Meat Loaf, Queen, Styx (the Tommy Shaw songs, not Dennis DeYoung), Steve Miller Band, the Cars, and of course, Bruce Springsteen. I still love this music, and I still know all of the lyrics, even the […]
When Mom Read My Book
June 5, 2012 by
Today is my mother’s 83rd birthday. It occurred to me recently that I don’t talk about my mother much here on the blog. If I’m talking about a parent, it tends to be my father. That might be because I’m in the throes of things with my mother, but I have the benefit of distance […]
Walt’s Leaves
May 31, 2012 by
The lawn at the Palatial Horvath Estate has really enjoyed the rainy, warm, and humid weather we’ve been having lately. Over the past week the grass rose defiantly, screaming its supremacy, cackling madly and singing “Feed me, Seymour, feed me all night long.” As I walked down the path to my car, I could see […]
