‘Getting Back’ with the Beatles

Ever feel like you stumbled through some black hole and transported back in time? I did when I watched all eight(!) hours of “Get Back,” the documentary on one of the Beatles last recording sessions. The quality of this video is so good, I felt like I lived with these icons for a week. (I […]

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How Did We Go From Empty Nests to Diva Dens?

You think you’ll feel one way about something, but end up feeling another. My oldest son Patrick moved out recently. I expected to feel easy-going about it, ready. After all, he’s 25. It’s time. But I felt something different. The sight of his empty room hit me harder than expected. All his furniture is gone […]

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How Do I Help Mom Help Dad?

Anyone who reads this blog knows I write about my Dad… a lot.  He’s always on my mind since he suffers from late-stage Parkinson’s disease.  And yet there’s another person I’m always thinking of, who keeps the machinery of my father’s world moving like clockwork, who’s as necessary, irreplaceable and vital as the sun is to the earth. And that’s […]

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Who is That Man with the Red Bandana?

I see him around town sometimes. The other day he was in our neighborhood coffee shop where I heard the lady behind the counter call him Ray. He looks to be in his thirties with brown hair and always wears neatly-pressed khakis and a flannel shirt. A red bandana is usually tied around his neck.  […]

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