My dad sent me the recent WSJ story, “New York Baby Names: Parents Stick With Jayden, Isabella.” Dad’s sole comment? “Only 75 Patricks.” Yes, it was more bad news for babies named Patrick. My first…
I saw this sign at the gas station the other day and loved it. The sign was small but perfect. This last year for me, while there were a couple leaps, was about the small things. About balance, about…
Yes, it is a season of great change in the Cooper household. New TV, new stand, new phone (post to come), and a new desk chair. The new chair arrived months ago, but the old chair has been slow in…
Someone has probably already used that title to headline a review of Synetic Theater’s wordless production of Romeo and Juliet. But Google tells me no one has yet, so I’m going to strike while the…
Started to make a list, but then the list gave away everything. What I realized was that I just wanted to show the YouTube video to people who hadn’t seen it yet. So, yes, here we are, listless but…
Somehow I ended up on the catalog list for Viva Terra, “inspired green giving.” Inside the mailing this season, I found the “Living Ecosphere.” Surrounded on the page by silver ornaments and gold…
How do you cover a famous musician’s Alzheimer’s-affected final shows? No Depression does it beautifully with this recent piece. A tingle shot through me. His delivery was perfect, if too low in the…
I’ve mentioned the Cover Lay Down blog here in the past. If you’re still not yet reading, two recent posts compel me again to tell you to start. One came Friday – brief, just one song. “I know we…
Last time I updated you on my fantasy football league, about a month ago, my team, Imaginary Touchdown, was on top of the world/league: Since then, the tide was turned. I haven’t worked the…
