Content Marathon No. 1, Memory from Childhood

I’ve now lived longer than my mother did, but still feel less experienced, stupider than she; somehow the stability of the past and the kind of structured life she lived seem better teachers than I had. I am old enough to remember 5-cent candy bars, 29-cents-a-gallon gasoline, and a doctor making a house call (I …

Donating Blood in these Confusing Times

I came across a perplexing situation today. The company where my wife works was conducting a blood drive, and we both decided to volunteer. We both think that it is a great cause and we allowed our seven year old son to be a part.  Everything was going along as I thought it should;  providing …