friends-family
Roots
Last July I traveled back to my parents’ place with Marlin as part of a long weekend where we visited friends in State College for the Central Pennsylvania Festival of the Arts and then continued on to Clarion County where my dad’s family (Yeany) was having a family reunion. It’s been quite a few years [...]
May in photos
It’s been a slow month around these parts on the blog front, but that’s not to say it’s been a slow month in my life. When the month of May is said and done, I will have spent about the same amount of time here at home in Massachusetts as I have spent in Pennsylvania. [...]
Ethel's cactus flower
The new banner image is also posted in the gallery (linked on the thumbnail) — it’s a cactus flower from the backyard at Marlin’s family home. It bloomed the day before his mom’s funeral last month. Marlin said the flowers are notoriously short-lived and sometimes only last a few hours, so I snapped some photos [...]
casting call
After a fine cigar (thanks Jim!), several glasses of vodka, and a day of scootering with Janet, we’ve finalized the cast of characters for Law and Crime: Drunk and Disorderly. (It’s a parody of all the Law and Order / CSI shows on the major networks.) It will be based in the lower Keys, where [...]
the big FIVE OH!
Happy 50th birthday to my friend Jack. I spoke with Jack today by phone. He was piloting the Raging Queen near Bird Key, where they were shark fishing. Bird Key is near Sand Key, which is a place I like to visit. You can only get there by boat. You can then walk to Bird [...]
rip, grandpa
Death ushers in many emotions. Sadness, most assuredly. Sometimes relief, if the death is preceded by a long illness. Guilt, sometimes, because the primary caregivers feel relief that the suffering is over. I’m extremely fortunate to be 40 years old and have never had to deal very closely with death. That changed Tuesday morning, when [...]
ain't no mountain high enough
Baby, baby … where does the time go? I can’t believe Easter Sunday was over two weeks ago. Marlin and I drove up to our friend Suepa’s place in New Hampshire for a short weekend that included Easter brunch and an afternoon hike up the West Ridge Trail of Mt. Cardigan. It took us a [...]
Bob who?
I try to hide it. Keep it in the deep recesses. But every once in a while the fact that I was raised in a rather isolated section of Hicksville USA reaches out of the depths and slaps me in the face. For instance, this snippet from tonight’s online chat with mom:
Mom: What are you [...]
