AN EYE FOR AN EYE, A TOOTH FOR $6,000 (without pictures of either)
AN EYE FOR AN EYE, A TOOTH FOR $6,OOO Last March, I got a new tooth and a new eye. The eye—okay, a lens—involved one renown surgeon, my...
MY STUDENTS / MYSELF
MY STUDENTS / MYSELF (and Elmore Leonard) This photo of my second grade class and me was taken 40 years ago. Ten children pictured here...
HELLO GIRAFFE
Today is Edith Wharton’s 150th birthday. I’d rather write about Doreen. I am staring at this picture of her, framed in silver, on a...
A FEW MORE WORDS THAN JUST A FEW WORDS…
Circa – 1949 BM* *Before Marriage A few more words than just a few words about my blog and me. In 2009, I surprised my family, friends,...