My mother and father have been reading my blog intently since I began shoving it down their throats roughly a year ago.  The idea of going back to a site again and again for new content is new to them – but they’re catching on. My mother is a newspaper columnist.  Or was.  Still is, [...]

Sometimes the best birthday presents come from the least expected places. Sunday, the best birthday present came from the opposite field. My party on Saturday was a smashing success. I had friends in from far and wide – we drank and ate and made merry. My best friend Maggie’s parents showed up late in the [...]

To be honest, I hate purple. And pink. Pink more than purple, but that’s beside the point. Nevertheless, purple turned out to be lucky in the tournament this past weekend (my team has a choice of either red or purple uniforms). Since my camera body is in the shop (it died while I was shooting [...]