Mired in hip-waggling and scat
My wife and I spent the evening listening to one of her former students, now a senior in college, perform with her jazz quartet. I left the bar mystified as…
Lacking less-than-vital information
There is a person named Lindsay Lohan and she is going to jail soon. I know that Lindsay Lohan is a famous person, but I do not know why she…
Organ swapping?
How about this for an idea? Every year thousands of people die waiting for kidney and other organ transplants. It’s tragic considering how many of us have an extra kidney…
It’s fine to be a slightly insane parent. Just don’t pretend that you’re not.
I have friends whose daughter slept in a tiny bed at the foot of their own bed until she was five years old. Today that little girl is eight years…
The world is slightly less interesting today
Scientists claim to have answered the question that has confounded philosophers for centuries: Which came first? The chicken or the egg? It was, they say, indisputably the chicken. A team…
The Vatican is nothing if not consistent
It’s the lack of consistency that often annoys me when it comes to religious tradition and belief. It most often occurs with the strict adherence to certain lines of Scripture…
There is never a need to make Journey songs more accessible to children
This morning, I brought Clara to her gym class and was subjected to the musical styling of a Journey cover band that transformed classic songs such as Don’t Stop Believin’…
How to write like a simpleton
One of the joyous aspects of becoming a published author has been watching people in my life take a crack at writing as well. If that idiot can do it,…
Rumble seats?
The 1970’s were a strange time in America. Disaster movies were quite popular throughout the decade. Movies like Poseidon Adventure, Airport, and The Towering Inferno were well received by audiences…
2007 was not a good year
2007 proved to be a hell of a tough year for me. As the clock struck twelve and 2007 passed into history, I recall kissing Elysha on a dance floor…
