It’s been nearly three years since my step-kids, who hold more current communications degrees than I, began counseling me to get on Facebook, use Twitter, and start a blog. Every serious writer is doing it, they said. Just as children tend to ignore advice from parents, I resisted theirs. The Internet was full of both
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The summer is winding down and I feel a mixture of sadness and relief. I dreaded the first summer without Ted. Summer was our season. In the short respite from the cold and clouds that prevail for so much of the year in Minnesota, we did our favorite things together. Weekend mornings we rode with
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We humans are complex beings with lots of agendas. A case in point is my daughter Julia, who recently prevailed in her campaign to get a dog. As my son Jack (the one with the communication disorder) noted, our family has been shrinking, since his dad died in December and we put our dog to
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