Youth may slowly evaporate, but her memories and lessons will linger forever …
Category: Teenagers
Can a fairy godmother be an old black man?
When I was young and considerably more impressionable than I am now (well, OK, maybe that’s not entirely true … I still have my gullible moments — come to think if it, probably more than I should admit) I used to ride on trains. I traveled up and down the west coast, visiting family, sometimes…
How I know Mother Nature never had teenage daughters!
If a picture is worth a thousand words it must be one hell of a picture, eh? From the rain-drenched balcony of a hotel room daughter one asks: “Did you check the forecast before you booked the trip?” Daughter two chimes in: “Is it possible to get a flight home?” My family and I were…
Like, gag me with a spoon!
The younger generation – more specifically, my teenage daughter – has me stumped. Because she does things that simply don’t make sense. And it frustrates me well past my usual state of composure. (Yes, believe it or not, I am a fairly composed person – really – I’ve worked on it over the years and…
Who should pay for the Southern California fires? Easy – read on …
I say we charge them. Really. Even if they don’t have a bank account … even if the sum total of their wealth is leftover tooth fairy money and a few Susan B. Anthony dollar coins from the Easter bunny … I still say we charge the two teenagers that have been caught for arson…
