One cliched but reliable sign of aging is the sense that time is speeding up. We round a bend in the road and see a speck on the horizon that we know is where a long and uncertain journey will end, or can end, perhaps even without incident, and it’s only natural that we pick […]
A wisdom tooth extraction at the top of August, a root canal at the bottom, and a new crown scheduled for mid-September. X-rays and Novocain. Thousands of dollars. So continues my vigorous intercourse with the dental profession. We’re experiencing some turbulence as we approach the 60th anniversary of our birth, ladies and gentlemen. Please return […]
“Is that a cat on your wallet?” I’m at the checkout counter paying for a meal. She seems amused. “It is, it is,” I say, amused also, but not because I think the cat wallet is funny, which it objectively is. Rather, I’m amused because she doesn’t know she’s looking at the tip of an […]
