Category Archives: Family I had no idea his invitation was a one-time only opportunity. We were rarely alone, in fact I felt like he had been avoiding me for years. He’d tense up if I tried to hug him, I don’t recall much physical affection between us. Our conversations were brief and mainly perfunctory. He’d tell jokes, make ridiculous puns, […]  I love picnic fare, and though I can’t recall the last time I picnicked that doesn’t stop me from eating foods I associate with summer, picnics, and barbecues. You may consider grilled meats the star of the show, but how often do you find yourself biting into dry chicken, burned hot dogs or burgers like […]  Roasted tomatoes are as beautiful as they are delicious, and you can put them into almost anything. If you are lucky enough to have a garden with sun (sadly I do not) and find yourself with too many tomatoes, roasting them is a great way to keep that summer flavor into the winter. For roasting […]  In front of my city house is a square tree planter, with a redbud tree, I often find things left under my tree even when it’s not Christmas. Generally those things are cigarette butts, half-empty cans and bottles because apparently anything even vaguely resembling an open container is a good place for trash. I suppose I should […]  Can you take the measure of grief? During my usual trolling around the internet I came across a piece in the Huffington Post on Sheryl Sandberg’s decision to return to work ten days after the sudden death of her husband. There was the usual mix of support and derision about this choice. Some people felt this was […] |
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