We met at a cookie exchange party. One of the hosts had put me to work in the kitchen by handing me a recipe and a bowl and pointing to a counter piled with various ingredients. I glanced at…
Thursday Memories – Me and Nance
This is my friend Nance and me. The photo was taken in the late ’80s. Nance is one of the few people I’ve kept in touch with since high school. Still do, too. Nance has been on…
Chairman of the Boards
Mr. Moses Malone passed away this weekend, and that news reminded me of a one-time interaction with the man (posted previously here). If you’re 8 and you’re told someone is 60, you wonder how they’ve managed to…
Sweet, Sweet Girkin
Last week I got some bad news. My friend’s dog, Girkin, passed away. Girkin was one of my favorite dogs – period. He was one of those rare animals who belongs to no one. Instead, a whole…
Here’s a Quarter…
Yesterday I had coffee with a friend and we were chatting about certain individuals who seem committed to a life of douche-baggery. We spoke of our feelings and how we deal with these people, and at one point…
Body and Soul
Yesterday’s post told of my neighbor’s passing. I mentioned how, as a Southerner, my go-to response to a death in the family is to cook for the family. And my go-to food is a baked ham. I…
Stop All The Clocks
The first time I heard W. H. Auden’s poem “Stop All The Clocks, Cut Off The Telephone” was in the film 4 Weddings and a Funeral. It was beautiful. It was perfect. It was heartbreaking. I think…
Speaking of Dying…
I’ve been reading Laurie Kilmartin’s tweets about her father’s death. (If you’re interested, here’s the link. You have to go back to about February 20th.) As a cave-dweller, I don’t follow anyone on Twitter. But my comic friend…
The Circle of Life
Yesterday Mister and I awoke to find a dead hummingbird outside the kitchen door. The feeders are located nearby and we don’t know if he mistakenly flew into the glass or what. (Mister thought I should title this…