So much gusto-grabbing among people my age, have you noticed? Adrenaline junkies all of a sudden, gnawing at the windblown teat of high adventure. For the first time in our lives, we’re jumping out of planes. We’re extreme sporting underwater and way high up on hard vertical services. Mr. Mole, though, he doesn’t relate to such things. […]
The delivery men were waiting for their money. The bulky old washing machine, the recliner and the dark blue terry cloth bathrobe they’d found in storage – God knows where – had belonged to one of my grandparents. I wasn’t sure which. I didn’t care. “You need to pay the $40 property tax that’s due on these,” one said. “They can’t […]
What is it about getting older that makes a person crave peacefulness? About a month ago, I was at The Coffee Underground eating my customary spinach omelet and banana when it dawned on me that I wasn’t enjoying myself, nor had I enjoyed myself there, not really, in quite some time. The omelet was as tasty and […]
