Commencement

It’s that time of year when high school and college graduates prep to graduate and attend Commencement.  I remember both of mine.  I walked across the stage at Trumbull High School, grabbed a fake diploma and just kept walking straight into a car headed for New...

Absolute Immunity

All in favor? Imagine if you accidentally knock over Grandma to get a better parking spot at the grocery store?  She’s sort of hobbling yet not completely dead. Hey who cares, you’ve got absolute immunity. Next case.  Shoplifting.  Load up your cart and...

The Dracaena Magenta Tree

Shortly after my mother died, a very good friend gave me a tree that would grow and blossom as a beautiful reminder that Janet would always be with me.  Well … it’s a Magenta Tree and let’s just say my strongest obsessive compulsions are reaching...

Dog Poop

We have two dogs; Zoey and Stella.  Same breed (Wheaton Terriers) same gender (female) same breeder.  Zoey is seven and Stella is five. Zoey is perfect.  Stella (appropriately named) does whatever she wants and whenever she wants.  She consistently defies all rules...

Growing Apart

Not to start the day on a bad note, but yesterday would have been a very close friend’s birthday.  One of the tough things about growing older includes growing apart from others that used to “get me” or at least tried. There’s suddenly so many...