Stories of Suspense with a Sense of Humor
Last week we travelled to Kenosha for Thanksgiving. Lake effect snow off of lake Michigan turned the roads treacherous west of Kalamazoo. Thinking we were clever, we followed the GPS advice of taking an alternate route. Turns out, 200 other drivers did the same thing, making the alternate route as crowded as the toilets on … Read more
When I was a kid, I was not particularly athletic. I was born chubby (ten pounds, six ounces) and stayed chubby for quite a while. I was a bit of a pudge. Not that there’s anything wrong with it, but when one of the kids in the neighborhood nicknames you “cork” it’s not because you’re … Read more
Ten days ago I came home to find that one of our dogs had bitten the other. I didn’t even know what was wrong at first except that Mikey (the dog) was in pain and couldn’t put any weight on his front leg. It was a Sunday evening and the problem with veterinary care is … Read more
We were latchkey kids starting in 1970, when our mom returned to the workforce and we walked home from school on our own. It was a quiet, safe suburb. The biggest risk was in cutting across the lawn of an older neighbor who hated kids stepping on their grass. Still, my parents worried. Well, my … Read more
The past two weeks have been chaotic with house guests, dog sitting, and diarrhea. I don’t regret any of it but there’s certainly a calming bit of gratitude when it’s over and a familiar routine returns. One of the dogs we watched has a condition that triggers insatiable hunger. The cutie-pie is just about twelve … Read more