On to victory!

On to victory!

“It’s just a game.” Those were the words meant to reassure me on the rare occasion when I was being reluctantly recruited to play neighborhood baseball (they were extremely rare and you will soon enough understand the reason). I quickly experienced the sharp pain of...
Need a break?

Need a break?

The widespread appeal of luxury holiday resorts, Caribbean cruises, and spa retreats is that no effort needs to be expended on meal planning, cleaning, organizing outings, overcoming glitches in the schedule – it’s all included. There are no meetings to host or...
And behind Door #3 .  .  .

And behind Door #3 .  .  .

Some people love them! Others hate them! Some don’t mind too much if they’re for someone else. Others don’t even want to be involved in getting them planned. I’m talking about surprises – you know, for birthdays, anniversaries, graduations, etc. One friend in Canada...
 I had this uncle . . .

 I had this uncle . . .

Family. That one word is an entire, boxed set of CD’s! And that one word establishes, restricts, releases, builds, tears down, encourages, discourages, shapes, squeezes, gives color to, or drains color from, a big part of our lives, including our lives as adults....
The Problem with Narnia*

The Problem with Narnia*

OK, so, here’s the problem. First off, there is this creepy, old, mostly unused bedroom. It smells fusty, like it has been closed-up for a century – or maybe longer. There is almost no light getting through the heavily curtained window and only a tiny bit more when...