Major Sullivan Ballou's last letter to his beloved Sarah
July 28, 2011
Shared with me today by a very dear collaborator, several of us found this Civil...
The Most Loyal Pen Pal Ever
May 6, 2011
The other night, our daughter had a sleepover with one of her friends who's eight.
<...Eye of the Storm: A Class Divided
April 25, 2011
I've shared ...
Beware 8th Graders
April 16, 2011
My wife and I were chortling the other day about several funny childhood memories. They are count...
Chic Frugality
April 15, 2011
It's not unusual (cue Tom Jones) for our little group to research, write and speak to Generat...
One Priceless Penny
March 3, 2011
My wife received the neatest card today from our eight-year-old daughter's tutor:
<...from Gettysburg to Iceland, D.C.
November 16, 2010
This past Tuesday, November 9th, was a most contradictory day.
Ask me what I think of it,...
Existential Birthdays
November 3, 2010
Yesterday was my beloved's birthday. (A big one, though I probably shouldn't say ...
An Entry to End Entries?
October 27, 2010
Not quite, but my promise to you today is one of pithiness.
Of all the words that have be...
Microscopic Me?
September 10, 2010
I had one of those "if it weren't so dang painful, it'd be comedic" ...
Otherworldly "Photographs"
August 29, 2010
Next time you're searching for computer desktop/background/wallpaper images, promise me you...
Kids Say the Darndest Things
August 20, 2010