I’m ecstatic to report that V and I broke the anniversary curse–in fact, we’ve done a complete reversal. This time we chose a GOOD luck date–and I got the best possible anniversary gift–a clean PET scan. The perfect way to enter our 15th year of marriage. As I mentioned in my last blog, my first […]
What We KNOW About Love
Today as V and I celebrate our 14th anniversary, I realize that my first marriage lasted exactly 14 years. Heading into our 15th year, I have every expectation that I will beat my personal best. And things look promising. So after a total of 28 years in marital experience, you would assume I’ve learned something […]
What Comes First
According to reliable blogging statistics, if you are old enough to need reading glasses, you probably are not reading many blogs. Assuming that includes most people reading my new blog, I was planning to write a little guide to help everyone get the most from the experience. Which is the blind leading the blind– so […]
Winging it Back Home
I’ve become concerned about some recent changes in my son Daniel, who just finished his freshman year of college. In high school Daniel was completely normal–he played football, had lots of friends, was marginally spoiled (but in a good way) and spent a lot of time relaxing on our couch. But now that he’s home […]
Happy Anniversary??
V and I were married 14 years ago today, on July 17, 1994. But we won’t be celebrating today. Because this is not our anniversary. Our wedding was pulled together on short notice. I was relocating from Los Angeles and chose July 17 so my kids could get settled before school started. With a mountain […]
Grandma Envy
My sister Carla got married and had children way before I did; and now has identical twin granddaughters–which puts me at high risk for developing a newly identified medical syndrome called Grandma Envy. Based on cutting edge medical research, Grandma Envy has not yet been widely reported in the media. I happened to come across […]