Passport needed!

I recently returned from a short trip to Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. Once again, pre-planning by using the Internet assured me of having a flawless adventure. Just two motels and two ferry crossings required reservations, and all were easily booked. I took a...

Angel kisses

Mom’s side of the family hailed from England and Germany. Two lines, straight back. Dad’s lineage was a bit more of a wandering trail. Rumor has it there’s French and Cherokee back there, but an infamous Oklahoma courthouse fire destroyed the proof. My grandfather, on...

Live Poet’s Society

“Stop Flirting with Poetry! Have a Romance!” That’s the title my friend Betty gave my poetry workshop, coming up on Saturday, August 21. I’ll be teaching beginning and intermediate poets, and anyone else who’d like to spend some time stringing words together. I had my...

Bathing in a chocolate fountain

The Lucky Eagle Casino in Rochester has an amazingly yummy daily lunch and dinner buffet. The highlight, at least for me, is the towering three-tiered, continuously-flowing, dark chocolate fountain. Plenty of strawberries, cherries, and marshmallows were readily...

Barry, Bodett, Bombeck and Bono

“Here they are, ladies and gentlemen, in alphabetical order—the four “Bs” of truly inspired humor writing: Dave, Tom, Erma and Jan!” At least that’s how I imagined Letterman would introduce us the night Dave Barry, Tom Bodett, Erma Bombeck and I were guests on his...