My wife and I found White Lotus this week, which is about right for us. This time we’re only five years behind. The family scenes make me laugh, not so much her, but one struck me hard: The kid sleeps on the beach at low tide in the first season. What was so funny? The […]
MARRIAGE PROMISES: WHAT THEY MEAN IN REAL TIME
January 27, 2025 by
Marriage promises are different than marriage vows? If you don’t know the answer right away, this is the blog post for you. See, everybody takes wedding vows, makes wedding vows, shares a kiss, and calls it good. That’s when the promising starts, if it hasn’t been going on up until then.
HOME COOKING THE OLD FASHIONED WAY: BRINED TURKEY
December 24, 2024 by
Home cooking sounds like a memory. Who doesn’t have dreams of past food? Ma’s mashed potatoes; Grandma’s gravy. Maybe it’s time to move those memories up a notch with a brined turkey?
LOST FAMILY? LESSONS FROM SHAQ
February 28, 2024 by
A lost family is no small thing to an older man like Shaquille O’Neal. Two wives and six kids later, he seems to be feeling it. A quote made the rounds last week with Shaq feeling remorse for living in a 100,00 sq ft house. Alone. And it sounds awful.
COMFORT BLOG LIKE COMFORT FOOD, BUT LESS FATTENING
February 19, 2024 by
Comfort blog? You don’t know it, but you need one. Fortunately I write one. But why is it comforting? What’s more comforting than Jeff Bridges explaining the origins of life? By his measure, I’m a nine year old.
ALONE AGAIN, NATURALLY OR UNNATURALLY
November 26, 2022 by
If you find yourself alone again, don’t despair. The young people will find others and wistfully remember their alone days. The elderly treasure their memories of an active, busy, life. At least that’s how it’s supposed to work. What gets in the way? Social media?
LIVING ALONE WITHOUT THE LONELY PART
August 28, 2021 by
“Living alone is not normal,” I’ve heard. “People need people.” It’s a nice idea and probably true most of the time. Then you hear an old timer say, “I’ve been divorced longer than I was ever married,” like it’s some kind of conversation starter. What was the final straw for him? “Her voice. I couldn’t […]
