Everybody Pays
When I read this post by my friend, Jim Lewis*, I had to share it, with his permission, because I think […]
Yearly Archives: 2009
I Get By with a Little Help from My Friends*
It has been my great privilege/blessing/luck to have benefited, recently, from assistance from a number of friends. I want to…I […]
Under the Roxbury Sun – an enchanted evening
If you changed the opening lyrics from “a lovely day” to “a lovely night” in the old Bill Withers’ song, […]
Rest in Peace Senator Kennedy
Senator Edward “Ted” Kennedy of Massachusetts passed away last night at the age of 77. He was a towering figure in […]
Wii – Not
Recent television commercials for the Wii have disturbed me. In fact, there’s something unsettling about the concept of the Wii […]
Sur-prise! Sur-prise! Sur-prise!*
I recently returned from a trip to my hometown of St. Louis. The occasion was to surprise my mother for […]
Reflections on Beauty and a tribute to Naomi Sims
Have you ever seen people so beautiful it almost hurts your eyes to look at them? People whose faces take […]
Bay State Banner resumes publication
On July 7, I blogged about the Bay State Banner suspending publication after 44 years. I sm happy to report that […]
Tussling with the Old Ladies at the Fields Corner Farmer’s ...
I almost got into a fight (okay, fight is too strong a word so I’ll change it)….I almost got into […]
The Possibilities are Endless
The possibilities are endless even though the probabilities are not. I wake up in the morning with the promise and […]
Two Word Wizards Pass: E. Lynn Harris & Frank McCourt
E. Lynn Harris (1955-2009) I am so saddened to hear of the death of E. Lynn Harris, the best-selling author, […]
Heard on the Bus and other T Stories
Heard on the bus: “Two things I don’t run for – a bus or a man ‘cause they both gonna […]
Should I, Can I Delete Their Names?
I have found myself facing, unfortunately with more frequency, the dilemma of when to delete the names of people who […]
It takes two to tango – cheating in marriage
Cheating in a marriage requires two participants – the person who cheats and the person who is cheated with. The […]
Bay State Banner suspends publication – A tremendous loss!
It was with great sorrow that I read that the Bay State Banner has suspended publication. In an article buried […]
Love in Action
Expressing love, feeling love, writing love, drawing love and are things done frequently but none of them show love. This […]
Falling Asleep at the wheel of your life
Have you ever had that feeling when you wonder, what the hell have I been doing?When did I falter? Where […]
Proper Farewells
Whenever I am traveling away from my husband or he is traveling away from me, after we’ve said our goodbyes, […]