Pondering Dicken’s Spirits of Christmas

How Would You Fair? How would you fair if faced with how Ebenezer Scrooge spent his night? Would it change you? Not too many of us are so Scrooge-like that we have become insensitive, cold human hearts in meat-suits…or have we? I suspect that on closer examination, some could learn a thing or two … Continue reading Pondering Dicken’s Spirits of Christmas

Celebrity Deaths – A Measure of Our Mortality

I remember long ago how my mother would announce to my grandmother that so and so in Hollywood had died. They'd discuss it for a few minutes, utter "that's so sad" and then put on the kettle to make tea. Some deaths stayed with them a few minutes and some longer. My mother's eyes would … Continue reading Celebrity Deaths – A Measure of Our Mortality

Life and the Ladies Room

Ladies Rooms are anything but ladylike. Women can be some of the nastiest people, leaving absolute filth in their wake. Any woman reading this piece, who’s used a public rest room knows exactly what I’m talking about. When I think back over my life and the women I’ve known, I’d like to think none of … Continue reading Life and the Ladies Room