“Ooooooooof.” *hug* *wag wag wag* “Good morning, All Dogs! You certainly are excited this morning.” *wiggle wiggle wiggle* *roll onto back and kick paws in the air* “I know it’s Election Day. But you know you can’t vote, right? *freeze* *stunned look* *whimper* “Well, I guess…
When Dermatologists Attack
“Does this mole look weird?” “Define weird.” “You know. Like, cancerous.” “I don’t think so, but then I don’t know what cancerous looks like.” “I don’t either.” Pause. “What about this one?” “I think that’s a freckle.” “Oh.” Pause. “What about this one?” “Why don’t you…
Happy Father’s Day
I’ve written about my dad several times: here. And here. And here. He shows up in many stories, like this one. And this one, too. My dad loved his family and his friends, good food, bad puns and living life to the fullest. He loved Guinness,…
Drawing Support
A good friend of mine – Bob LeDrew – is doing a bike ride from Toronto to Niagara Falls to raise money for cancer research and support programs. Among other things (writer, communicator, teacher, Stephen King fan), he is a cyclist, and a musician. And quite…
What happens in Vintage Vegas…
What happens in Vintage Vegas benefits the Howard County Public Library System – sounds like a win to me! Thank you to everyone who made this year’s Evening in the Stacks: Vintage Vegas such an enormous success! I’m a big fan of any literary gala that…
Supporting Local Libraries, One Drink At A Time
“Mickey, why are you a Celebrity Bartender again? It’s not like you are a celebrity and you sure aren’t a bartender. I’ve seen you at the fountain soda machine and, frankly? It’s not pretty.” Great question. The first year, I was convinced they accidentally invited the…
Pandora’s Rings
I’m really struggling with the Olympic games this time around. One issue is more political than cultural (the questionably timed legislation aimed at people who identify as LGBTQ in Russia), the other has to do with a situation that could have been avoided in the lead-up to…
Vintage 50s Hair-Don’ts
Sometimes, you’re working from home and you take a short break and you think, “Self, I could totally test-drive that super intricate pin-curl video tutorial for the 50s glam hairdo for Evening in the Stacks: Vintage Vegas. You know, the one with bobby pins and hair gel….