Unintentional Car Repair
This article reminded me of a story my grandmother told me. My grandmother's commute to New York City required a Metro-North train from the Green Farms Station in Westport, CT…
Cat Ownership
The phrase Dogs have owners; cats have staff most definitely applies to Lojo. Today he claimed the towel basket as his and proceeded to have a mid-morning to mid-afternoon slumber,…
Religion In Schools
I was not brought within any religious faith and have maintained my atheism into adulthood, which is not unusual in my family: My parents were not religious during their marriage,…
Those Birdly Voices
By Alex Liivet from Bournemouth, United Kingdom - HMV Oxford Street, CC BY 2.0, cropped HMV was a major British record company whose letters were acronym for His Master's Voice,…
Non-Traditional Families
[Disclaimer: the following happened decades ago, time likely makes for faulty or embellished memories. Names changed in the extremely-unlikely chance that someone who knows the family actually reads this and…
Memories of Mom #37
Mom was always leery about medicine, but in particular I remember her pushing back on x-rays unless absolutely necessary. My guess is that they were somewhat safe, but probably used…
Memories of Mom #36
As the first grandchild, many similar versions of this picture exist: Baby Scott climbing into and out of the sandbox in Evanston, IL. The home movies from that day demonstrate…
Memories of Mom #35
I like to believe that my comedy appreciation growing up was more sophisticated than other teens or my peers: I devoured Firesign Theater after my introduction at fourteen (thank you,…
Memories of Mom #34
Mom wore glasses or contacts for my entire life: pictures of her as a teen or young mother show her in groovy, hip, fashionable glasses. I do not know when…
Memories of Mom #33
While living in Masaryk Towers in Manhattan, Mom and Dad bought dry milk for never-asked/never-explained reasons: cost? availability? nutrition? something else? Mom amazed me by adding water to my cereal…