Alex, I understand your complaint and why you would feel guilty about it. It’s tough not to feel empty when we achieved all we once dreamed of. I find myself at ends with my middle class life that’s do different from the life I once knew. I have comfort, enough…
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Dear Irene, All right. You’re right. I admit to my potty mouth. It comes naturally. Growing up where I did, going to Catholic schools, and being a drunk for most of my first 30 years . . . well, it affected me. I could say that these things gave me…
Leave a CommentDear Zeke, It’s been a good day and I wanted you to know that. It reminded me of a day I had last week. I was sitting at my window looking over the back yard. The boy sat with his head in his hands. He didn’t get his way and…
Leave a CommentDr. Bayindir, Months ago, perhaps now over a year, you recommended a Turkish writer to me by the name of Sait Faik Abasiyanik. I’d actually forgotten your recommendation and was only recently reminded of it. You gave me a card with Sait Faik’s name on it. I stowed that card…
Leave a CommentDear Alex, Today I turn 52. I have friends who have died at this age, and some younger. I think about 52 and what it means in terms of age and time. I’m fortunate. The Anasazi lived until their teeth wore out around the age of 35. At the beginning…
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