March 19, 2014When I was in sixth grade, I got into a school yard disagreement with another sixth grade boy that resulted in a ripped jacket – his. As we were sitting down for family dinner the phone rang, and my father got up to answer it. When he had returned to the table, I noticed his mood had deteriorated appreciably. It seemed the boys parents weren’t pleased with the ripped jacket. I do not recall much of a talking to from... View Article
December 12, 2012Change comes reluctantly to me. If people have tendencies, mine has been that I am a slow adapter – the slightly indignant cousin of slow learner. I bought my first stereo – the kind that played records – about the same time that CDs came out. Today I own a CD player but not an ipod. I bought a great SLR camera together with rolls of Kodak film several years after digital cameras hit the market and my current cell phone has... View Article
