In honor of Mother’s Day, I’m sharing an excerpt from some writing I’ve been doing, this in particular about my mom: I don’t know what a “typical” mom is or does. I mean, I’ve seen movies and TV shows, I’ve
It’s too bright out here!
Taken at Swedish Covenant Hospital
Re-reading and Reflecting
Everyone knows the cliche about how you always hear the worst possible music at a time like this, right? Can you guess? How about Rod Stewart’s cover of “They Can’t Take That Away From Me” playing in the restaurant while we’re struggling to eat? W…
Random thoughts about the election
My dad died three years ago today. That’s going to linger with me all day anyway, but especially because my dad, despite conservative leanings, was already impressed with Obama back then. I bet he would be feeling happy and proud
Sad news about Karsten’s dad
Karsten’s father passed away yesterday. He was 84, and he’d been dealing with a variety of illnesses including emphysema (despite having never smoked a day in his life) and prostate cancer (which he beat — it was the treatment that
Wondering what to do for Valentine’s Day? (In the Nashville area, that is)
I bet there are a lot of posts out there that offer suggestions for how to spend your chilly February 14th, and ordinarily mine would be “stay snuggled up in bed” but since my mom is going to be in
Thanks, Josh Ritter, for getting me ready for Monday
Monday is the anniversary of my dad’s death, again. It was a reflective time for me last year and it’s looking like it will be the same this year. I can tell because last night we went to see Josh
Long term relationship = communication shorthand
him: I need to see a movie with lots of explosions and death. me: Oh, did you call your dad?
Forgetting about Father’s Day
I wonder about the organizers of Bonnaroo, and whether they intentionally scheduled the festival for the weekend of Father’s Day. You have to figure that with 80,000 some attendees, there are bound to be a whole lot of arguments about
Movie plots that scream “stay away!”
I honestly can’t think of a movie concept I’d be likely to enjoy less than this one.