A favorite James Taylor song reminds me of an old friend. If I count the years since we were students, the time spent with a whole country between us, the numbers surpass two decades. He’s a brilliant man, a good husband, devoted father, loyal friend; he’s handsome, intelligent, funny, the perfect combination of strong masculinity […]
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Carolina in my Mind
Posted in Friendship, Music, Reminiscences, Romance on February 1, 2012 | 1 Comment »
Hourglass
Posted in Aging, Boys, Friendship, Natural World, Parenting on October 16, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
“Like sands through the hourglass, so are the days of our lives.” -Ed Prentiss, 1965, Days of Our Lives Friday was Professional Development day at my son’s school, meaning the entire public school population was turned loose upon the city. Working and nonworking parents alike had their little ones back for a day. Middle […]
I Should Be Friends with That Woman
Posted in Connection, Finery, Friendship, Shopping, Travel on September 7, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Well, I might be able to be friends with her when I’m done being mad. And envious. And disappointed. And full of regret. But I bet I’d really like her when I was done with all these reactions. First, the back story.
I Wish I Had More to Say About That
Posted in Friendship, Reminiscences, Shops, Writing on August 28, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Every now and then I encounter a situation that, while in it, I’m thinking of how I’m going to write about it. The incident – either what is happening to me, or what I’m seeing, or what I’m hearing or reading or learning – seems so unique, so interesting, so odd, or just so crazy, […]
The Benefit of an Enemy
Posted in Children, Friendship, Motherhood, Natural World on June 30, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
The other day I was in charge of 4 10-year-old boys for a beach adventure, so there was digging, planning, creating the world’s most intricate city of sand. A few times one boy chose more solitary pursuits while the others built and dug; he seamlessly joined and left the group to fly a kite, kick […]