In 2004, I was on a business trip in London. In the middle of my trip, I received a note: “CALL HOME-URGENT”. I called Theresa, and she told me the bad news. My mother had had a stroke, and I needed to get onto the next plane home. The next plane home wasn’t until the […]
Where Does The Time Go?
I attended a mini high school reunion yesterday. I once belonged to a high school fraternity (it’s complicated). I had not seen some of these fellows in 40 years. I stay in active contact with two of them, and occasional contact with two others. I had not seen the rest in four decades. These men […]
My Great Depression Story
I know a couple who lived through the Great Depression. One of them did not have a winter coat as a child, and was unable to go outside for recess at school during the winter. They still save and re-use things like aluminum foil, and they don’t waste a bit of food. Everything is eaten, […]
Per Lui
I visited my daughter in Milan a couple of months ago. If you had told me 25 years ago that I would ever write the sentence “I visited my daughter in Milan”, I would have laughed at you. At that point in my life, children weren’t on the horizon, and even if I had had […]
Out Of Time
A few years ago, Justin Timberlake starred in a move called “In Time”. It was a futuristic movie about a society where the currency was time, not money. Every person had a chip implanted in his/her arm, with a “bank” of time in the chip. The time in the chip could be exchanged for goods […]
Out Of Gas
On the way to work, I pass a gas station. I pass that same gas station every day on the way home. I get gas at this gas station every two days (I drive 240 miles in those two days). Except about six weeks ago, the gas station placed orange traffic cones next to the […]
The Taping Pit
The Grateful Dead played more than 2300 concerts beginning in 1964. They took a different approach to making music and selling music than their contemporaries. Most other bands recorded albums, and toured in order to support the album. The Grateful Dead toured, and occasionally recorded an album to meet contractual obligations. They preferred playing live […]
Dad-speak
My daughters tell me that I have a language of my own. I did not believe them, so they compiled a list of some of the things that I say. They call these phrases “Dad-speak”. I have provided some definitions for my Dad-speak: “Ressies”: This is short for “restaurant reservation”, as in “should I make […]
I Killed A Newspaper Machine
I obtained my driving learners permit on December 29, 1977, my 16th birthday. My father took me out driving right away. We spent a few minutes practicing in a parking lot, and then he took me out on some quiet side streets in Northeast Philadelphia. We were driving on St. Vincent Street, a few blocks […]
Heather is in Time Magazine!!
Heather is featured in the April 29, 2017 edition of Time Magazine! It is the edition with Sheryl Sandberg on the cover. The article is about first-time candidates for public office. Heather is running for school board in our school district. Turn to page 29 (the center of the magazine), and Heather’s photograph is […]
