She was not reticent in her judgment of Sharon, Sharon’s practice, the medical profession in general, the American Medical Association, and anyone wearing a white coat, especially after Labor Day. But mostly Sharon. This time, the dilemma about identifying myself did not p...
Sophie said it had been brought by a messenger she didn’t recognize, not by UPS or our normal mail carrier. And she was right: it was ticking. Loudly. I called 911 and got the Midland Heights Police Department. When I told th...
He’d actually had to use his key to get in the door, and had been watching television himself for an entire eight minutes. For crying out loud, what kind of father was I, anyway? It got worse when I turned off the TV and reminded him that he had homework to do. He leapt at the remote control, swi...
Still, after an hour on the bike, sitting was a priority, especially on a nice soft cushion. Your butt gets conditioned to a bicycle seat, but never completely. I’ll bet Lance Arm-strong walks like Yosemite Sam. I went into the living room to begin the mammoth task of uncr...
He was already there, as it turned out, having called me on the cell phone from Karen’s living room. I love being dependable, while people like Rezenbach just assume you’ll be available at their convenience. Karen’s house was lovely. A small Victorian, it had been detailed within an inch of its l...
Louis,” Orville and Wilbur Wright’s plane (“The Kitty Hawk”), and my personal favorite, the original “Star-ship Enterprise.” History is different things to different people. After lunch, my family and I went our separate ways. They headed for the Capitol Building, and I headed for a police statio...