Back in November, I wrote a check that I hoped would close a chapter of my life that seemed never to end: paying off my grad school loans. ...

I'm not greedy. A couple tens of thou would be good. And a hug. And a chocolate bar. Actually -- just a hug.

Way back in November, I had to pick up a few things at the local convenience store.  When I got home, I just chucked my stuff down on m...

I am working on it. Really. In fact, I should FINALLY be able to pay off my grad school loan this year (on the Year 12 of the extended 15 ye...

Photo from here As you have seen, last month's cruise was a delightful sampling of vacation travel. It just whet my appetite for C...

This blog is my only foray into social media. I don't LiveJournal, Facebook, or Twitter. I just don't have time or opportunity. I do...

As we type, on its way to the National Endowment for the Arts via FedEx, is over five pounds of paper, two CDs , and weeks and weeks (and w...