He had a Levi’s denim jacket he wore over a plain, white tee-shirt when he rode his dirt bike in the woods behind his house. Back then the woods went on forever, emerald green and pine scented, thick layers of spongy needles under your soles muffling sounds of mischief. He may have ridden his Yamaha on…
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Mind the (Generation) Gap
For me, turning 40 was a breeze. 40 was a joy. 40 was a snap. I looked hot at 40. Now I look good… for my age. See that sneaky little caveat there? For my age. Three little words that make a capital B Big difference. A wise friend once told me it wasn’t 40 when things…
Parenting with Kenny Rogers
Back when dinosaurs roamed the earth and the only “Fi” was “Hi” and not “Wi”, we had a stereo. We didn’t gather round at dusk and listen to Little Orphan Annie, but we did play records. As we got older, my sister and I developed our own taste, but in the beginning, the records we…