Voluminous Fall

The leaves are falling so fast this time of year—especially on windy days—that less than three hours after my landscapers cleared the leaves from our yard, you can't even

Thanksgiving Rituals

Nearly every year for about 20 years I visited my mom in Florida for Thanksgiving. This started after my son was born and continued until 2018 with only a couple of exceptions. It

Rainy Days

There's that old song that goes rainy days and Mondays always get me down. While sunny days are full of promise and help you forget, it is the rainy days that

Sports Bar

I found myself at a sports bar on a Sunday evening. Deborah was meeting people from a local dog rescue group and this their normal dinner spot. There were about 20 TVs, mostly

Updated Devices

I updated my laptop, iPhone and Apple watch all at the same time. Two of those were at the request of my corporate IT dept, while the third was because I was tired