The Wild West and the 1980s

  I've closed out the ninth annual birthday list with a film about the Wild West and a meal at an '80s-themed diner. The other night I watched Stagecoach (#63 in AFI's Top 100 Movie List). I became cast under the spell of a fella named John Wayne. Where has he been all my life?... Continue Reading →

Scattered Moments in Time

  I'm a technology curmudgeon. I'm hanging on to my dumb phone for dear life. I buy CDs and books and think the e-book is the devil's plaything. I order physical DVDs from Netflix. I peruse Facebook a few times a week and that is the extent of my social media use. Another technological development... Continue Reading →

Yorkshire

  OK, that's it. The universe is calling me back to Yorkshire. Where's Yorkshire? Take a wild guess. Yes, England. The county of Yorkshire is where my lifelong obsession with England began. Having been afflicted with a chronic case of travel bug at the tender age of 17, I knew I'd have to study abroad... Continue Reading →

At This Moment

  Just found out that Gary David Goldberg, the creator of Family Ties, passed away a few days ago. This is very strange timing because I was talking to a friend today about his blog post about the Family Ties theme song. I have few vivid childhood memories to speak of, but one of them... Continue Reading →

The Scent of Lilacs

  On the way home from a doctor's appointment the other day, I walked through the Arnold Arboretum. My path took me through the lilac collection. The lilacs were still in bloom and were beautiful. I stopped at random bushes to inhale the scent. The scent of lilacs means "home" to me. There were lilac... Continue Reading →

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