Martin, you always knew when a leader shouldered the cloak of the crusader underneath he donned the mantle of the martyr. When you were...

Dear Ms. Muse, a.k.a. Word Woman, You attempted to get my attention: At 6, when I learned two words, The Boat, from a poster in my first...

Since my last weblog, I have been communicating with 5"J's" and I don't mean birds. Perhaps a coincidence; perhaps not. I am in the...

Growing up in Southern California, I was a good daughter. I never drank my dad's bourbon or my mom's vermouth. I never drank on a date,...