Don’t Worry, Be Happy

Don’t Worry, Be Happy

– Most of the bad things you worry about will never happen. Most of the bad things that do happen will never have crossed your worried mind. –      My friend Shari posted this status on Facebook 3 days after enduring surgery to remove a...
Occupy Mark di Suvero

Occupy Mark di Suvero

     My older daughter is gorgeous, and endearingly, kind of a geek. Last summer, instead of going off to soccer camp or hanging out at the lake or pool, she chose summer school, to brush up on Algebra II, and went to Robotics camp. I’m...

Deborah goes Shopping (part two)

     Last night I was shopping in my dream. I’m not certain where I was shopping or what I was shopping for, it was more a feeling of being in a store and looking for something that I couldn’t find. I imagine that this is a pretty...
Duck, Duck, Goose!

Duck, Duck, Goose!

      Out back, this time of year, we have a lovely pond. It’s really a large hole in the ground with a couple of picturesque boulders that fills up with snowmelt and run-off from the hills above. In the spring, this hole is filled with...