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A Day at the Opera: April 2022
The lights go down. The curtain goes up. Mom and I nestle into our cushy reclining loungers. The orchestra launches into

New Year Chilling: January 2022
We didn’t set out to start a tradition. Yet in each of the seven-plus years we’ve lived in Portland, the Oregon

My Mom at 97: October 2021
My mom celebrated her 97th birthday in early October. What a woman. While her aging body deals out indignities one after

Bee Patient Breakfast: August 2021
Our Sunday morning ritual—disrupted for months by Covid—has, thankfully, again become routine. Here’s how it goes. At about 8 am, I

Farewell, Uncles: July 2021
My Uncle Bob passed away last week. And my Uncle Kenny died on New Year’s Day. I am now officially uncle-less.

Back in the Swim: June 2021
After a fourteen-month, Covid-prompted hiatus, I’m back in the pool. The pandemic abruptly closed our neighborhood community center, where, for the

Pandemic Perspective: March 2021
My writing teacher, Jennifer, invited all participants in her writing studios to share their pandemic learnings—especially as they applied to our

Football and My Father: January 2021
It’s NFL playoff season, and this weekend, my Green Bay Packers have the chance to win the NFC Championship and qualify

Haiku Hindsight: December 2020
What can one say about the past year? So much, it overwhelmed me when I sat down to make a few

Time Travel: October 2011
This past week, we honored the nine-year-anniversary of my father’s passing as we do every year—with a hamburger. Dad loved his

Gratitude for Nature: October 2020
A brisk, overcast Saturday morning in Portland, Oregon. I’ve taken my early morning walk, bundled up in one of the rainbow

Picking up where I left off: September 2020
Nine years ago, I started a blog called “Age with Attitude.” I had just hit a birthday with a zero that