It has been said that every human being has a masculine and feminine side. Carl Jung believed that when you dream about men and women, you are not necessarily dreaming about those actual people but about your own male and female self. This random piece of theory, which I’m sure I mangled in its description, often has [...]
Recently, Chris and Ian and I found ourselves at a diner for lunch. Diners are Ian’s favorite eating spots, because although he has been a vegetarian since the age of 3, this does not mean he’s a health food nut. He’ll have a strawberry shake and the mozzarella sticks, please, with ketchup standing in as his Reagan-esque veggie. [...]
I hoped against hope that the brothers would bond at camp this summer. The love for one another that I know exists way down deep inside of them would blossom and they would return as best buddies. When they made it all the way home from Kunkletown without a single request for the other to [...]
WIth three teenage boys in the house, you can imagine how quickly a pan of brownies evaporates. “The brownies are GONE? I only got one piece!” “Who hogged the brownies?” “Hey, there’s nothing but crumbs!!! IAN! How late were you up last night?!!!” Outraged cries, denials, and lame justifications ensue, complete with self-righteous accountings of exactly [...]
Camp Pickup Day 2009 I never thought I would be one of “those parents” who sends their kids away to sleep away camp. Surely, anyone who could part with their darling cherubs for longer than a few days must NOT LOVE THEM. Right? Wrong. We love our kids. We did it. We survived. Might I [...]
Nobody but a kid would look at a crawdaddy and think “earring!” More scenes from our recent heavenly stay at the Thousand Islands, where there’s always a lot of relaxation going on, and also always a lot to do. Malcolm & Hugh had good luck fishing for bass. This photo looks like sushi, but we [...]
In the last week or so, several stories in the news have been begging the same question: When do you forgive? Do you forgive someone for transgressions which may be distasteful to some but in reality are the product of being human? Do you forgive someone for bad judgment, stupidity, and even cruelty if [...]
I had never heard of sky lanterns until last weekend, when we met our friends Todd and Suzanne for our families’ traditional late summer rendezvous. They had seen these breath-taking inventions at their children’s school in England, and ordered some to send skyward at their cabin in upstate New York. People had to pair up to launch [...]
Thanks to all the good wishes and support for Chase’s recovery at camp. I am relieved to report that he has been “discharged” from the infirmary and hopefully is back with his bunk making macaroni art with a vengeance. When the kids are sick or injured, it is every parent’s God given right to fret [...]
They weave. They race. They tailgate. They thread the needle. I have a name for young guys who drive like bats out of hell on the highway. Video game drivers. These young dudes grew up playing video games, and you can tell that’s where they got their driving technique. Certainly not from driver’s ed, which – [...]
