Shiloh Happened
I'd meant to write an AMAZING end-of-the-year post, reflecting on my successes and failures of the past year while promising to do better in the next. Blah blah blah. You…
A Name By Any Other Name
"You have a boy's name." "Did your parents want a boy?" "Your last name is spelled wrong." I have a unique name. I love it now, but I didn't always.…
‘Tis the Season
"Ladle ladle ladle, I made it out of clay!" I'm seven years old. My elementary school decides to be respectful of other faiths by including a Jewish part in the…
The Walking-Faster-Than-You-Think Dead
Three seasons into it, I just started watching The Walking Dead. I adore the films of Frank Darabont - you may know him as the director of The Shawshank Redemption,…
Death by Scuba
Scuba diving. The words evoke mental images of tranquil blue water, seaweed languidly swaying in a gentle current, tiny brightly colored fish darting here and there. Sounds lovely, doesn't it?…
Gran has no idea how to play guitar.
Gran’s 96th Birthday
Why would we take you to a place called Testi
"All ready for Monday?"
"Yes, except I don't know what we're doing."
"That's because it's a surprise. You know how to dress. You know when you're getting picked up, right?"
"Yes, but...you're not going to tell me, are you?"
"No."
"Hmmmphh."
My grandma is pretty amazing. She's turning 96 on Monday. I wanted to
A Strange Wind Blows at Blarney Castle
The Blarney Stone wasn't at all what I expected. I think I expected to walk up to a benign, short and happy stone basking in a field, surrounded by clover…