We’re about to travel to the West Coast and I dread the long plane flight.…

My brother, Peter, lives in New York. When he visits us, I’d love to take him…

Mary Ellen and I have been taking short walks around the neighborhood after dinner.  It’s…

My wife went on a two-week vacation without me. Hmmm, maybe that’s redundant. Anyway, in…

I was sitting on our back porch, enjoying my favorite libation, when I saw this…

My wife was looking through my smartphone to find a photo I took on a…

For Father’s Day, my son bought me one of those watches that tracks your daily…

Several months ago, I wrote a column about things that annoyed me. Some readers responded by…

A few days back, I forgot our anniversary — our 39th.  I remembered the first 38,…

The sender of a recent email to me identified herself as “Brand Manager, Hammacher Schlemmer.” This…