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When I am asked, “Are you busy? What are you doing?” I usually respond, “Nothing. I’m not doing anything.” But having spent a week and a half on imposed “vacation,” I’ve discovered that I really don’t know, or have forgotten, how to “do nothing.” All of my claims of nothingness are lies. While I was…
Read MoreOnce upon a time, I was a music teacher although I was never a particularly good musician. My heart was in it at a much higher level than my technique would ever reach. But I could get youngsters off to a nice start and infuse the love and spirit of music up to the point…
Read MoreThe day my granddaughter turned 10, she declared herself “a pre-teen.” “Gwen,” I responded, “You were BORN a ‘pre-teen.’ Between 13 and 19 you will be a ‘teen.’ At age 20, you will henceforth be a ‘post-teen.’” What I did not tell her about were all the stages of adulthood, including pre-geezerhood, geezerhood, and post-geezerhood.…
Read MoreMay 11, 2023 When you are lactose intolerant, it is necessary to rate the worthiness of certain foods. Is the delight in the mouth worth the inevitable outcome elsewhere? For me, milk is entirely unworthy unless it is loaded with Nestle’s Quik, or better yet, Swiss Miss, or in the form of a milkshake. Sherbet…
Read MoreIt’s funny, but even now, I can remember encounters with “mean girls” from decades ago. When I was in 7th grade at McPherson Jr. High, I recall encountering my first viscerally mean girls. I was a natural target, a pre-menstrual late bloomer, flat as a surf board, with limp dirty hair and only occasionally brushed teeth.…
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I’ve been telling stories since I could talk, and wrote my first comic book, “The Spooky Boos,” in 3rd grade. When not committing stories to words, I was drawing pictures of them. I thought, “Hey! Some of these are worth sharing!” So, I decided to create a blog. But I got held up for 5…
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