Finding Community in the 1950s
There is a new rental community going up near me: townhomes, villas, and “affordable” apartments. This has led to vehement protests:...
That's A Wrap
I was “Jo” in my senior class play “Jenny Kissed Me.” Now, sixty years later, I played “Mrs. Soames” in Stained Glass Playhouse’s...
The Gum-Chewing Student or the Cud-Chewing Cow?
When I was ten years old, my dad bought our first family car, a plum-colored Nash sedan, made by the now-defunct American Motors Company....
Can Change Be Frozen?
Those of us with a few decades under our belt have seen a lot of change. We can all think of major changes: computers, cell phones, solar...
Elvis, Kraak and Smaak, and Joji
I was a big Elvis fan in my youth. I still love classic Rock n Roll. There’s something about Runaway by Del Shannon that makes me want to...
Adulting
When I was a child, my grandparents were the embodiment of successful adults. I marveled at their unruffled stability. They never seemed...
