Today I was driving along York Road, out in the country, when I noticed a cool looking barn with the sign “Crocker Farm” out front. So I decided to pull in and see what it

This may look like a rather ordinary couple, but I assure you they are not. When you were a kid, did some people have a mythical status? For me there were some people

The best part about middle school was band! And the best part about band was Miss Hagerty! Miss Hagerty was the middle school band director, and we all

Today I went to the MVA to get my Real ID! I put on Real clothes and Real eyeliner, and I even combed my Real hair! I got number B-82, and when I took my seat they

Today is the birthday of my great and lovely friend Leyla. You can tell from this picture that we have been friends for a long time. In fact, we first met when we were in utero, but

Somewhere ‘round about 1989 Greg and I went to a movie at the Rotunda Theater. I have no idea what the movie was, but I do remember one very striking thing . . .

I had a root canal on Thursday, done by a root canal specialist, based on an evaluation by Dr. Virmani. And today everything pretty much seems worse instead of

One of our craziest family stories about someone going out of their way to help us was the day we took the train to Utah. It was 1976. And it was my mom, my sister, my

I am a cheapskate. And the primary rule of being a cheapskate is this:

I recently attended a book launch party with Elizabeth Gilbert. I like to think she recognized me sitting out there in the Zoom audience. Yes, I’m sure she did. How big

Each week I’d stand in the hall outside Mr. Olson’s studio and wait for the previous student to finish, then I’d get out my little, crumply notebook where he’d written my

I was 5. My mom signed me up for ballet lessons because I was pigeon toed. I don’t know if this was any help to my pigeon-toed-ness, but it was fun to dress up

Today is the birthday of the incomparable Bill Huckabee. Also known as my dad. He died 5 years ago, but his memory lives on. Here are some things I

On Saturday my sister Anna and I were in Scranton. We of course visited the Archbald Pothole! And then we were toodling around looking for the

Today my thoughts turn to my mom, because it’s Mother’s Day! We three kids were recently invited to watch our mom perform in the Ohio Wesleyan Chamber Orchestra. And because it’s the time of COVID, it was – of course –

It was 9:10 pm on July 31, 2004 and we were on the side of Route 70 with a flat tire. Minutes before we had been cruising down the highway, when, Bam! The tire blew. I know

If you ever want to feel amazing, you just need to hang out with Tracy for a little while. Before the times of Covid, Tracy and I loved to improvise music together. She’d start

The year Max was born I jumped into the slow lane and stayed home full time. Here’s what happens in the slow lane, in case you are interested. You never sleep, and

In my mind “Rick&Steve” is one word. I can’t even remember the first time I met Rick&Steve. It was some time in the 80’s when we had a stream of old, run-down

The first time I met Muffy I was about 10 years old. She was the new girlfriend of my super-cool uncle, so I was very excited to meet her! We lived in New Jersey and she