Unless you're wearing 3D glasses right now, you really shouldn't think that that flying object is something that properly belongs inside the TV screen. Alex is turning … [Read more...]
Nearer 50 than 40, and having a ball
October 20, 2009 By 53 Comments
Everyone said you start feeling old after your 20s but I felt nothing like that when I turned 30. I was enjoying raising two young girls and having a ball. Everyone said that … [Read more...]
Birthday party
May 15, 2009 By 2 Comments
Balloons aren't out of place at an adult's birthday party if they're the right colors. When our friend PJ celebrated his 40th birthday last month, his wife Mabel decorated the … [Read more...]
My bucket list
October 21, 2008 By 25 Comments
(Today's column) "The Bucket List" is a film starring Jack Nicholson and Morgan Freeman. I saw it several months ago and it just seems like the most relevant idea to me … [Read more...]
Be back tomorrow
October 20, 2008 By 18 Comments
Have to go and blow the candles on my birthday cake. :) P.S. My Tastebook is out. The link is on the sidebar. P.P.S. I made a bucket list. You know, like you've lived … [Read more...]
A birthday gift for a 16-year-old girl
July 30, 2008 By 31 Comments
Sam is turning 16 on August 20 but we gave her the birthday gift of her choice last Sunday. His name is Twix (after the breakfast cereal chocolate bar, according to … [Read more...]
Birthday gift and bedtime companions
November 3, 2007 By 5 Comments
Tito Rolly forwarded a very inspiring anecdote about a speech delivered by an 87-year-old professor. In part, it says: We do not stop playing because we are old; we grow … [Read more...]
A sunburn is not always a bad thing
June 25, 2007 By 14 Comments
Pasta, a birthday, a Christmas party and a book
December 13, 2006 By 7 Comments
It's going to be a busy weekend. But I feel energized. Actually, I feel great. For the first time in so many months, I'm writing the way I always wanted to. I finally … [Read more...]
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