Lost sleep and dinner parties It was 2 a.m. or thereabouts. I say that because without my bifocals, the numbers ...

In praise of moving and thrift I know it. You are thinking that “she only moves to grab the remote.” ...

Supermarket conspiracies I’m sorry, but there must be some kind of conspiracy afoot. No matter where I go, there are ...

Memes, printers and getting across the street Apropos of nothing, she said, “I’m feeling grumpy today.” We were having lunch ...

An odd conversation at the hairdresser This is a previously published piece, but it does seem somehow to resonate with ...

My own paradise As life progresses you tend to weed out the uninspiring, the off-putting and the unnecessary. You even ...

Signs of the summer to come A large raptor-like bird has flown ahead of me on the lane that leads ...

Luna de Miel, Part II   So, there we were, honeymooners in Bogota. My spouse, not being schooled in doctoring ...