My wife’s a real dream when it comes to giving our money away, and she gives a lot. Through the early years of our marriage, I used to pay all the bills for the house. At the end of every month, I listed the bills on the back of an…
One CommentMonth: January 2016
January delivers. The dark. The cold. I’m glad it’s here, finally. I’ve been waiting all winter for just this kind of night, when the snow blows into the cat’s eyes and makes it turn toward the door. The streetlights throw beams through the snow and all is quiet, hushed. The…
One CommentNow that I’m back rewriting my book, I find that my most important work every day is putting a few sentences together. On Monday, Jan. 4, I started my new writing discipline. I did well the first day. Then, I got sick with a terrible cold. This is what I’d…
2 CommentsI took back part of my life today. I don’t know if I will have it tomorrow but for the moment it doesn’t matter. I did something good today, something that made me feel good in a way I haven’t felt in a long time. What I did was simple.…
Leave a CommentThere’s nothing in my life at the moment I treasure more than the relationships I have with my kids. My daughter, now 24, rings me several times a week and spends at least one evening a week with us at home. My thirteen-year-old son loves doing things with me and…
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