Back Seat Stories

Back Seat Stories

 My storytelling career began in the back seat of a car, a ’57 Chevy with its glamorous two-tone green paint job. Inside the vehicle, with the bench seats and the green dash was a giant steering wheel, reserved only for my dad. My mom’s role was to occupy...
My Grandmothers’ Aprons

My Grandmothers’ Aprons

Do modern kids and their moms know what an apron is? Perhaps, but they think of an apron encircling the waist of a waiter at a dine-in restaurant or a server at In-N-Out or McDonald’s. It’s not something worn at home except when Dad’s the BBQ man....
Spark for Life

Spark for Life

It was Father’s Day a year ago when I was rescued from a tough situation and came to live with the Colandos. It was the best day of my life, I thought. But things just got better and better. I’ve listed ten strategies that helped to make it so. Strategy 1:...
Under Construction Indefinitely

Under Construction Indefinitely

My orthopedist chuckled when I uttered the phrase that serves as the title of this post. That day I was in his office to get cortisone shots, rather than surgery, as a reward for my steadfast efforts to prolong the capabilities required for daily life: walking,...
Dining with Excellence and Flair

Dining with Excellence and Flair

Question: “If you could have dinner with any person, who would it be?” Aristotle, Socrates or Plato? Thomas Jefferson or Ben Franklin or both? I might choose Paul McCartney or Brad Pitt, though I’d likely be tongue-tied when seated across from...
A Reading Rainbow of Quotes

A Reading Rainbow of Quotes

You and I don’t need reasons to read, do we? We don’t need motivational quotes either. But here are a few I relish – what might you add to the list? What I love most about reading: It gives you the ability to reach higher ground. And keep climbing.”...