When I was in high school, all the bad-ass boys drove Mustangs. My brother called them “bellybutton cars” because, like bellybuttons, everyone seemed to have one. Of course, looking back, only certain heavy metal fans with mullets really had them at the time, but that’s not the point. My real point is to describe a […]
Fred Flintstone would always give Wilma a bowling ball on her birthday. Every single year, she’d get something that would make a better birthday gift for Fred. He never really figured out what she wanted, and repeatedly gave her what he would like to have for himself. In relationships, we all can be a bit […]
There is a story called “The Golden Windows” by Laura E. Richards. I read it as a child, and it made an impression. Every day, a boy sees a house in the distance with shining windows made of gold and diamonds. One day, he decides to find the house, and wanders until he does. When he gets […]
When I was in college, I loved jogging. I was like Forrest Gump; running and running and running. It got to where people recognized me, and asked if they could run with me, and most of the time, I said yes. Now, I was not a fast runner, but I could run very long distances. […]
If you have been involved with someone or something for a long time, there are words and actions that become habitual, due to their frequency. We may end up losing some of the meaning behind our words and actions. So, saying “I love you” to a partner can become something we say when we may […]
Spring has a way of sneaking up on me every year. Months go by without any green, and then all of a sudden, little plants are shooting up everywhere I look. The earliest flowers have already been blooming for weeks: forsythia, daffodils, crocuses. It is almost past time to get the early vegetable seeds in […]
Most people have had this happen: you wake up from a deep sleep and you can’t feel your arm. You might not even be able to find it at first- maybe it is tucked behind your head, or under your back. So, you take the sleeping arm into your waking hand, and put it where […]
On his album “Has Been” William Shatner has a lovely song about death called “You’ll Have Time.” He manages to be simultaneously funny and poignant. Repeatedly, he states, “Live life like you’re gonna die….’cause you’re gonna.” This brings to mind my friend Vinny, who I met when he was dying of cancer. He was 35, […]
If mice have been ensconced in your home for a while, they will become very resistant to the idea of any sort of change, especially if they have had unlimited access to food, such as that left out for your pet. As you remove food sources and set traps, the mouse population goes down. The […]
Mice easily enter a house that has openings, warmth, and easy access to food. Basically, they will come in as far as you let them, and take whatever you leave out for them, whether it is nesting material or food. To keep them out, you have to seal the cracks to the outside, and keep […]