Monthly Archives: May 2018

      DOORWAY TO PARADISE (With thanks to George Gershwin, Jerome Kern, Irving Berlin and John Denver)   I’ll take my doorway to paradise with a new key every day. I’m gonna get there at any price. Stand aside! … Continue reading →

  Malt Dizzy World presents a thrilling new adventure for children and adults. Children must be at least 3 feet tall in order to reach the candy counter and gift shop shelves. Otherwise, all are welcome!   The Age of … Continue reading →

GULLIBLE’S TRAVELS   How did I ever fall for it? You may ask, and are entitled to do so, what was “it”.  ”It” was a cruel hoax, perpetuated by several of my female classmates, who assured me that Sandra Ammons … Continue reading →

    OH, NO!   Oh, no – that cute little, short kid just asked me out on date! I really have no desire to go out with the little twerp, although he is adorable and I love patting him … Continue reading →

THE LOST DOCUMENT  Up until age thirty-five, I believed with absolute certainty I was born on May 24, 1950. When an upcoming trip to Mexico necessitated a birth certificate for travel I did a quick home files and bank deposit … Continue reading →

So many “first dates” it sounds like an oxymoron.  Who can remember except a teenager which I am decidedly not.  But it was probably Maryann who was the lucky girl.  The end of eighth grade.  A Girl Scout dance maybe … Continue reading →

        A DAY THAT WILL LIVE IN INFAMY   Ah, the sixth grade! Bull! It was no picnic for an eleven-year-old who felt some very alien urges, but had no idea what they were or how to … Continue reading →

      EIGHTH GRADE BLUES   The subject about whom I am writing is me! Not the present me, but the past me; specifically, me in the eighth grade, age thirteen and attending Johns Hill Junior High School in … Continue reading →

I awoke early this morning as I most often do to read and enjoy quietude with a cup from the Keurig.  Starbuck’s Dark French Roast followed by a Pacific Gold decaf.  The light near my enveloping Lazy Boy shines directly … Continue reading →