I allowed my 13-year-old son his first midnight showing with his friends (no older sisters). As the clock ticked an hour or so past the start time of midnight, a newsbreak flashes across the screen to that of a theater mass shooting. After I picked my heart up from the floor, … [Read more...] about The Dark Knight – James Holmes
Life
A Tale of Two Universities – Best fit vs. Best ranked – Part II
Part two of my story will bring us to a love affair I never intended to have. I did not want to love Chapman University, but just read what happened next! We were choosing between two competing universities for the very same … [Read more...] about A Tale of Two Universities – Best fit vs. Best ranked – Part II
Whitney Houston
This is my favorite Whitney performance. So patriotic, and so real. May you be raised up on eagles wings Whitney. And may your soul be at peace. … [Read more...] about Whitney Houston
A Child’s Perspective on Divorce – Part II
I prepared the family meal, as usual. The table was set for at least ten of us, and my father took his spot at the head of the table. I had served my maternal grandfather his dinner in his room, and I was sitting just outside his bedroom at our dining room table. I … [Read more...] about A Child’s Perspective on Divorce – Part II
A Child’s Perspective on Divorce
September 17, 1962. I came into the world in the usual way. I was a late arrival, according to my mother's calculations. But I suppose right on time for me. I remember my young years as blissful. It is funny when I close my eyes and re-live my youth; I see it all in black and … [Read more...] about A Child’s Perspective on Divorce