When I was in second grade my teacher showed me that I can cool my body down by holding the insides of my wrists under cold running water. For some reason it stuck with me, and I sometimes I find myself doing it on hot days. I don't even know if there is any science behind this, but it seems to … Continue reading →

I was killing time and looking at my phone while I was waiting in line at the coffee shop. "So how is your day going?" I looked up, startled. I hadn't expected anyone to speak to me and I was doing the very thing I had promised myself I wouldn't do, that is, surf mindlessly while out and … Continue reading →

If you're a friend of the Fishbowl you may have read the post I wrote when our eldest went away to school. Full disclosure, I teared up re-reading it right now. I am feeling all the same feels now that the youngest is away at school. My goodness, our baby is gone and I can't believe it. Our. … Continue reading →

(September 18, 1938 - August 19, 2019) [For context, this is the eulogy I gave at Mary's funeral on August 24] Gary, Mark and I were here a few days ago, making arrangements. One of the items we looked at were thank you cards. Those are likely to come your way by sometime next year. We … Continue reading →

If you follow me on Twitter or Facebook you probably already know what I'm about to say but I feel like it has to be said here too: THINGS ARE HAPPENING. I can only describe these last few weeks as A Whirlwind of Emotion. Item one: The youngest daughter has graduated from high school. We … Continue reading →