Pet names. For our beloved pets, not our beloved humans. One could write a book about pet names, and no doubt several people already have. I’m in pet-naming mode again because the dog I’m likely to adopt next week is named Itamar. What kind of name is Itamar, anyway? Having never heard it before, I … Continue reading A rose by any other name
Today was Binky Day for my granddaughter. She turns three tomorrow, and that made today Binky Day. I don’t know where my daughter-in-law came up with the idea, but she decided that since the Big 3 arrives tomorrow, it was time for the Binkies to go. She made a big deal of rounding up all … Continue reading Today was Binky Day
I was adopted. Way back in 1943. A war baby. And I’ve never had the slightest doubt that it was the best thing in the world that could have happened to me. Unlike the unhappy adoptees you read about, I have not gone through life feeling like part of me is missing, or feeling some … Continue reading I was adopted
What is it about music, anyway? Even if you aren’t currently in a music-loving stage of life, you probably have been. And certain songs evoke emotions we didn’t know we had, or remind us of things long forgotten, not to mention things we’d rather not remember. We all have memories that come back in a … Continue reading Music, memory, emotion weave unbreakable threads
Rant Alert!!!! Rant Alert!!!! Rant Alert!!!! This is what’s happening these days to print media employees. “Early” retirement. When you think retirement, what age comes to mind? 65? Maybe a little older now, given the tough economy. So if an employer mentioned early retirement, you might think a couple of years earlier, say, 62 or … Continue reading Bad news brings bad memories for retired editor
The overcast crept in unnoticed and unworthy of note. It meant nothing, less than nothing. Like the distant rumbles that accompanied it, it was only a tease. It’s happened so often this summer, and nothing ever comes of it. The fickle little showers always dance in someone else’s yard. When the outflow winds hit, though, … Continue reading Rain
