Turkey Day Bloopers
  I think I must have a slightly twisted mind in that I really enjoy mishaps.  Nothing major, but to me calamities and goof-ups make situations far more memorable (and funny) than the perfectly orchestrated event.   For instance, I love it when my kids come home with an Oops! school photo, like the ones with confused expressions [...]

Upside of HUNTING
   In the spirit of Jerry Seinfeld: I’m not a hunter, didn’t grow up with hunters, didn’t marry a hunter, and, thankfully, didn’t raise hunters. “Not that there’s anything wrong with it.” I have plenty of friends who are hunters. It’s just not for me.   I’m the type who scoops up tiny creatures, like spiders and [...]

FRI 13th doesn’t (really) bother me….
  I am one of those people who doesn’t truly believe (but maybe just a little) in superstitions.  But they do cross my mind, and some more than others.   I avoid walking under a ladder, but will if there is no other way around it.   But I don’t mind black cats crossing my path because black cats are cool.  [...]

Before Aspergers
  Anyone who attended my alma mater between 1978 and 1982 would recognize “Elliot” in a police line-up. A little over six feet tall and 130 lbs, Elliot had wooly ink-black hair piled six inches on top of his rectangular head. He wore thick glasses with thick black rims, the kind that magnified his eyes. His [...]

soft november
November comes And November goes, With the last red berries And the first white snows. With night coming early, And dawn coming late, And ice in the bucket And frost by the gate. The fires burn And the kettles sing, And earth sinks to rest Until next spring. (Clyde Watson)