The current world health crisis has brought great change to all of us. We’re learning new things every day, and quite frankly, each day is a bit scarier than the last. One of the first national casualties was the cancellation of the NCAA’s college basketball tournaments and the annual basketball season known as March Madness. …
Author: Robert
Iola Jean
I’ve worked with hundreds of staff members over my career. I can count on two fingers how many of their middle names I can recall, and I’m not really sure about the second. I don’t know why Iola Jean Perkins sticks, but it does. I’ve included a couple more reflections regarding Miss Perkins below. Another …
Miss Perkins
I met Iola Perkins during my first week on the job in Addison. I was a thirty-year old, still wet behind the ears, elementary school principal, and she was a veteran teacher old enough to be my mom. If they put a picture of a teaching spinster in the dictionary, they could have called upon …
Wrestling With A Bear
My new knee is three weeks old. I’d like to tell you things went smoothly, but they didn’t. I was the first patient of the day. I met with all the players prior to surgery – my doctor, his team of nurses, the anesthesiologist, the x-ray tech, the guy who shaved my leg, and a …
Dear Eva,
I never believed in love at first sight until your dad was born. The moment I saw him, I loved him. I felt the same way when your Aunt BZ and Uncle Mike were born. The fourth time I was overwhelmed like that was with Brady’s birth. The last time was the moment I …
Dear Brady,
Your dad told Nana and me that you went out for a slushy after the game several weeks ago with a girl from your school. She drove, so I know she’s at least sixteen. Good for you. I hope you had a good time. We both know that you’ve been interested in girls for some …
Catawampus
Cattywampus and catawampus are used interchangeably. If you check with Webster you’ll probably find catawampus. I prefer Google’s more liberal approach, cattywampus. If you examine the word in more detail, you’ll discover that for my purposes, I should follow Webster’s lead. That’s how my brain has been since my surgery – catawampus. …
The Tooth Fairy
The Tooth Fairy is a fantasy figure of early childhood in Western and Western-influenced cultures. The folklore states that when children lose one of their baby teeth, they should place it underneath their pillow or on their bedside table, and the Tooth Fairy will visit while they sleep, replacing the lost tooth with a small …
You’re Not Going to Believe This
I know you’re not going to believe this, I really can’t believe it myself, but I’ve been approached to appear in the re-release of a current film. I can’t share a lot about my good fortune as the deal is just in the beginning stages, but this appears to have legs. They’ve gone so far …
I Have a New Knee
I had surgery last Friday to have my right knee replaced. That’s how Ruth and I celebrated Valentine’s Day. If you are reading this on Sunday, February 16th, that means I’m home from the hospital and aware of my surroundings well enough to push the “post button”. I had my left knee replaced on September …