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A brief encounter The racoons came again last night. I wasn’t happy about it. I was in bed reading when I first heard them—didn’t recognize the sound at first. It’s…
and how to stop him We’ve all read the endless analyses of Trump’s psyche: sociopath, narcissist, grifter, degenerate, clown. And all are accurate. But I believe the one descriptor that…
and other places Today I am limping around the house. I’ve got deep gashes on both my legs that don’t want to heal up. How did I get these ugly…
Some days I can’t get out of my own way, if you know what I mean. And then I end up sitting around, doom-scrolling, staring out the window, thinking self-defeating…
From the moment I first discovered I could read the “Dick and Jane” books my mother had previously read to me, by myself, I was in love with reading and…
I know it’s just a game and in the bigger picture, not that important. But maybe that’s why I love it so much. Baseball makes me forget about all the…
My mother was not a good cook. Judging by the final products, I don’t think she liked preparing food or cared much about either taste or presentation. I remember sad-looking…
I’m wondering this morning how much more this country can take under the Trump regime before there is an implosion or explosion. Every day it gets worse. Yesterday, at the…
I was born in the city of Philadelphia and didn’t know that I’d ever be able to leave. It didn’t occur to me that anyone could move away from where…
Young and Dumb I’d just graduated from college and had no idea what to do with myself. I moved back to Philadelphia and into my parent’s house. My father soon…
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