A Thousand Years, She Says—As I Settle into Dust
Some promises are made with magic crayons and zero regard for arthritis. The other day I woke up feeling every…
Leaving Behind a Joyful Mess: Love, Legacy, and a Garage
Living with joy, preparing for goodbye, and leaving a little less mess behind. I was watching The Resident the other…
Revenant Webbing: The Ache of a Fading Mind
Even coffee can’t cut through this morning’s fog. Some mornings, the fog rolls in before my eyes even open. Today…
A Great Grand Night with Grandkids
Life gets even better when you become a grandparent Last night was one of those magical evenings that remind me…
Snuggled Within a Snow Bubble
Isolated from the world, finally catching up. Day five of near-total isolation. A thick blanket of snow has quieted the…
On Frozen Pond
Freezing Time in Memphis Retirement, they say, means every day is a day off. But somehow, that never quite feels…
A Knock, a Gunshot, and a City on Edge
When fear becomes so normalized that we call it “daily life,” something is deeply broken. It’s just another day in…
Grandkids – The Reason I Keep Pounding on the Keyboard
Running faster than lightning across a field. Chasing a squirrel. Watching the ducks on the pond. Shooting whirligigs into the…
“Hair on Fire, Premiums Paid: Adventures in Mortality Math”
Getting the Wife’s Permission to Live Inbox Roulette Yesterday’s anesthesia fog hadn’t lifted when my email lit up with the…
Government by Tantrum: The Brats on the Hill
Thirteen days. That’s all that separates paychecks from a hard pause and national parks from fresh “Closed” signs—because the Brats…
Suddenly Seventy-ish: A Golf Nut’s Guide to Getting Ancient
Early Tee Time on the Tenth Green It’s a postcard-perfect May morning: mid-70s, zero humidity, sunlight bouncing off the 10th…
From Test to Triumph: An Immunocompromised Grandpa’s Covid Odyssey
(November 28 – December 11, 2022) When the Walgreens screen lit up “POSITIVE,” I knew my long-running streak of Covid…
