Our College Roommate’s Big Birthday Reunion in the Smokies 2021 was a big success and was over way too soon!  I was so excited about…

Our first day back in the mountains of North Carolina is rainy, cool and foggy. Most places, you don’t like to see weather like this,…

 I strained my back lifting Omar’s mini-fridge during a thorough cleaning of his room while he and Nick were out of town working on Nick’s…

For one more week, I can do anything I want. Seven more days left of my Relaxing Vacation of Solitude. Nick and his crew of…

Last June, when it looked like the world would never open up, I told myself it was time to take my acoustic guitar down from…

Easter, 1969 — First Easter with Grandmom in Kentucky. All of the adults are secretly heartbroken by Mom and Dad’s divorce, but don’t want to…

I received so many great comments on last week’s blog post that I was inspired to write more on the subject. The comments really made…

I have a big dilemma. It’s called Kobe and Wally. I say “it” because these two mutts are so inseparable and idiotic, it’s possible they…

People suck. This has been my motto since March of 2020. For practically a whole year, I have been angry with the entire population. As…

“Mom’s kicking me out.” This is what Omar tells Chloe on the phone this week. “Sure, right. I’m kicking him out,” I say to Chloe.…