Paul’s “Full-Circle” Moment

One test of luck in life is our first boss. A bad one can fill you with insecurities and limitations. But a good one will give you knowledge and confidence and when it’s time to leave, let you go with grace. This happened to my son, Paul. Paul’s first boss was Chef Walter, who manages […]

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Finding The Happy Places

It’s a spot I’d driven by thousands of times, a little country farm with a storefront, tucked away, across from our town’s middle school. In all my years here, I never went in. But Covid made for strange bedfellows and one day, needing eggs, I entered. Now “The Farm” has become a staple in my […]

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Sometimes It Pays to be Inept

Thank God for sons. My oldest, Patrick, offered to do something so wonderful this Christmas, so stupendous and magical, I’m pinching myself. Okay, the real reason he’s doing it is because I’m incompetent. But I’m all right with that. In fact, I couldn’t be happier. Patrick is putting up our Christmas tree. No doubt, my […]

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