by me | Mar 2, 2021 | city living, current events, Humor, Memoir, Quirky Richmond, Richmond VA, Uncategorized, writing
Been volunteering with the Medical Reserve Corps in Virginia for a month or so and I have developed a specialty in parking lot management. Until I’m fully vaccinated I’m happier working outside anyway and it has been an upper seeing happy and relieved...
by me | May 18, 2012 | business, current events, Family, Home, Humor, Memoir, renovations, writing, writing for children
It’s common enough to say there are no words upon hearing of someone’s death. It’s understandable–touching even. But it can’t be said about Maurice Sendak’s passing. There are words, so many and so wonderful. And there are...
by me | Jan 16, 2012 | current non-events, food, Humor, Memoir, school, writing
I have thought more about high school basketball this past week than I did when I played it in high school. Not exactly true, because I’m not really thinking about it so much as thinking, “I used to play basketball. That was a long time ago.” I...
by me | Jan 9, 2012 | current events, Family, Humor, Memoir, school
Who knew that I would ever have to contemplate what to wear to a hall of fame induction? It’s not sensible (except from a fundraising point of view though they’ve misjudged me in that regard) for me to be inducted into my high school’s athletic hall...
by me | Nov 27, 2011 | current events, Family, food, Holidays, Humor, Memoir, Richmond VA, Travel
I would like to discuss traffic. Mostly my happiness at not being stuck in it today. Also how thrilling it was not to be stuck in it on Wednesday even though we left Richmond the morning before Thanksgiving and headed into the belly of the beast that is I-95 North up...
by me | Jun 19, 2011 | business, current events, current non-events, Family, Home, Memoir, writing
I think I’ll cheat a little and do the expected Father’s Day thing here though since the day is almost over, that’s a nice twist. Just snuck it in. Reminds me of my father saying when I’d call in the evening on his birthday or Father’s...