Feb 1, 2019 | Personal Blog
Meet my old friend Marianne. I found her at a flea market back when we lived in France and named her Marianne, after the beautiful woman you see all over France- on French stamps and as busts in town halls, reminding everyone of liberty and equality and fraternity. I...
Jan 24, 2019 | Personal Blog
When I met one of my second grade friends for lunch at her school today, I knew we’d have a really fun time- and we sure did! I figured we’d get to know each other better, that she’d introduce me to her friends and tell me all about her school, and...
Jan 10, 2019 | Personal Blog
Something slightly wacko happened to me in the ladies’ room at the mall last Friday. I had just exited my stall and was standing at the sink washing my hands when a lady looking into the mirror beside me said VERY LOUDLY, “Ain’t no way I’m...
Dec 21, 2018 | Personal Blog
I probably shouldn’t admit this, but lately I live for the moment each day when I turn down my street and see my neighbor’s inflatable Santa face down in the grass, his pack crumpled as if he’s been robbed, his legs twisted as if a rogue reindeer...
Dec 9, 2018 | Personal Blog
Written your Christmas letter yet? I’ve written one this year- the first in at least 20 years or so, but it’s not really from me this time around. A month or so ago, my minister friend and colleague Matt asked a few of us to write holiday letters as if we...
Dec 7, 2018 | Personal Blog
If you’re a Facebook friend of mine, you’ve heard all about the Porta Potty in my driveway. We’ve been having some work done on our house, so they moved it in about a month ago. My friends gave me lots of fun suggestions about how to decorate it for...