OK, quiz time. Which of the following comes next when you hear “Remember, remember...”? A) “... to turn your clocks back one hour to end Daylight Saving Time.” B) “...what you came into the room to get five minutes ago.” C) “...a time in September, when life was slow, and oh, so mellow." D) “... the fifth of November, the gunpowder treason and plot.” If you … [Read more...]
In Just a Moment
“I don’t care what you’re working on, get home now,” Heather said on the phone. Then came the words that shattered everything. Melanie was gone. Melanie was my wife’s 21-year-old cousin, kind and sassy, stubborn and compassionate, a night owl full of conversation on any topic or none at all. For the last 14 months, she had been staying with us as she put her life back … [Read more...]
The Second Thought
On the night before Sept. 11, I wondered what to write. In retrospect, that was an unusual feeling. Most years, the choice would have been automatic. My first ever 9/11 column, “The Last to Know,” ran the day after the attacks in New York, scribbled on the back of a napkin while the news was fresh in my mind. I’ve written many since – maybe not every year, but often … [Read more...]