It happens almost every time. When it happens, a little part of me wants to throw a fit. A full-on, Clark Griswald at the end of the Christmas Vacation movie “Where’s the Tylenol,” fit! It’s like chewing on aluminum foil while dragging your nails across…
Language is a strange concept. Since the beginning, we as humans have found ways to communicate with one another in order to organize society. Whether it was through grunts and groans, banging on a drum, or various hand gestures, we’ve figured out how to send…
There are these videos that play in my head sometimes. Memories of the past that seem so vivid it’s like I’m right there again. I can see details, smell the smells, and feel all the feelings of that moment. And then at the end of…
“I don’t know who you are. I don’t know what you want. If you are looking for ransom, I can tell you I don’t have money. But what I do have are a very particular set of skills, skills I have acquired over a very…
“Be careful!” I hear myself say it every time. As they walk out the door, I try to stop myself but it still comes out. It’s almost compulsive. I know it’s not logical, but somewhere deep in my brain something is telling me, “If you…
It’s that time of year again. Before the lazy, hazy, crazy days of summer hit, we’ve got to go through it. And even if it doesn’t affect you directly, someone you know will be affected and the results can range anywhere from devastation to delight.…