Illusions

As a Boomer, I’ve shed some of the illusions I held as a youth. Many of these self-ministered fantasies grew from urban legends, parental bias, and the pecadillos of my Teachers. Scrapping these old illusions is

Read More

Saturday

Before retirement, I used to cherish Saturdays as “freedom” days. Without the must-do lists associated with paid employment, Saturdays became a haven from stress. As a retiree, I must still have a learned emotional response to

Read More

Birthdays..

It’s my brother’s birthday today. I talked to him by phone across country. He’s also a Boomer and so we enjoy reminiscing about our childhood. The noisy Saturday matinee watching Buster Crabbe as Rocketman. Running after

Read More

Change…

I am suspicious of change. Why? Because so many times in my life the most abrupt changes to the status quo have been challenging, exhausting, frightening, and just plain disruptive. This Pandemic has certainly focused my

Read More