Beauty in the Return

Beauty in the Return

I was about to get into the rental return line after three glorious weeks in Southern California, when my Mom texted me with news of a friend’s passing. Our friend had been a mother, a grandmother, and a great grandmother.  She had been a hair stylist, waited tables...
Should Humanity Just Give Up?

Should Humanity Just Give Up?

I mean we’ve had a good run as a species.  In 300,000 years we’ve managed to progress from traveling barefoot to speeding down interstates, from throwing spears to launching satellites, from creating stone tools to artificial intelligence that sometimes out-thinks...
Genie, I’ve Just One Wish….

Genie, I’ve Just One Wish….

There once was a man named Carl, who discovered a bedazzled lamp laying under a rose bush on his trip to the corner grocer.  He’d hoped to procure a cupcake, pistachios, a lotto ticket and a hot dog.  The lamp was an unexpected bonus!  Images of Disney’s Aladdin...