Nows and Forevers

I am still a Toys R Us kid, long after I grew up. In the ’70s and ’80s, as I tell my kids way too much, we didn’t have a ton of options for toys. There were a few toy stores and toy sections of places like Caldor and Bradlees when I was growing up… Continue reading

I was on my way last week to revisit a part of my past when I ended up running into another one, in the same place. This is Florida, New York, near where I used to live and work in the Hudson Valley. I have a connection to the town, but haven’t been back in… Continue reading

I’m starting the year with a beard, or at least the makings of one. I stopped shaving my face almost two weeks ago, while in New York for the first time in years. I had planned to be cleanshaven for my visit to my daughter’s grave and especially my mother’s and grandparents’ graves. It made… Continue reading