I have a 13-week-old puppy on my hands. In people years, Rocky is approximately a year and 8 months — a toddler approaching the terrible twos. Drop by anytime, and you’ll see a little black-and-white fluffball “barcuuming” my living room. He picks up dust bunnies and random bits of paper, tugs at wires, and teethes […]
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The Suprising Secret of Good Geezerhood
This just in…. forget what the AARP and the Harvard Health Newsletter tell you. Forget doing crossword puzzles or learning a foreign language. Instead, keep doing what you’ve always done. I learned this from my neighbor and friend, Marge. She’s 101½ and lives alone. How does she manage? “I keep breathing.” But it’s more than […]
Texting: the New Quality Time
I received a text from my daughter today, inviting me to lunch with her 10-year-old — Grandson #3 — before they take in a Mean Girls matinee. It made my day. And it made me think about texting. Jen and I talk on the phone regularly but much less now that she, at 50, is […]
Welcoming a New Relationship…With a Puppy
Canine rescue organizations (and those who have had dogs) warn us about the time, the expense and the energy, especially with a puppy. For me, the drudgery pales to more important long-term considerations. A few months ago, when I finally decided not to adopt, I wrote “Stepping into Someone Else’s Paws. Writing gave me […]
God bless the children and Pope Francis
Like many, I am appalled by and afraid of what’s happening in the world. Each next thing somehow tops the one before it — the one you thought would be the last straw. But no, the bad news and the bizarre keep rolling in, like a fog that blinds and suffocates. I shake my head […]