ties that bind
In Monday's post, I briefly talked about a time when, as heartbreaking as it was, I had to cut ties with someone I cared greatly for. In that instance, it was truly not a selfish decision. I was not acting out of anger. I was not feeling used or abused. And it was not merely…
web
Earlier this morning, I was helping my young friend Evan get a jump start on Chemistry before he starts the school year. Many high school students view chemistry as tedious numbers and formulas; but for me, it's always been fascinating. Of particular interest today was one of the…
returns
There's been a lot of focus on the stock market lately. I have to confess -- I don't know much about it. I've never owned stock, and so all of the uproar goes on largely unnoticed by me, since my day is not affected whether things go up or down. Just the same, it got me to thinking.
I talk…
farewells
The end of summer has always been a bit melancholy for me.
Every year when I was a kid, we would rent a house on Cape Cod for vacation. Crossing the Bourne or Sagamore Bridge, or even waiting in the car for my parents to retrieve the key from the rental agency, felt like a beginning.
Time…
mind games
I have asthma. There have been times in my past when a particular attack was so sudden and severe that I wondered if I would make it out alive. Ever since, I've played a sort of "game" with breathing. Or rather, not breathing.
The game is simple. I hold my…
young love
Yesterday, I was handed a love letter. However, the letter was not meant for me. Rather, it was written by a young teen boy, and I was asked to read it and then give my opinion of it.
Oh, the pressure. And the honor.
First of all, the letter was printed by hand on wide-ruled paper. In…
the other side
Today, I had a killer migraine. It was of a particular sort that I hadn't had in years. The closest I can come to describing it is that it feels as if a metal pipe has been thrust through my cheek bone at an angle and is protruding from my eye socket. As…
what lies beneath
Last night, as part of my birthday celebration, Chad planned a surprise for me. When he arrived and I opened the sliding door of his van to set down my ubiquitous black backpack, I noticed that the rear seats were draped with scuba gear. Two…