Intestinal Fortitude If you’ve never heard that announcement with your own name inserted in the appropriate place, I can’t possibly describe the sudden sense of deep-freeze-cold that envelops your gastrointestinal tract. I’ve heard it more than once in my life and it was with the same GI Freeze that I approached the Junior High’s administration offices to...

The assignment was simple enough in theory. “Create a human neuron out of household items.” It’s enough to make a parent scratch his head in response to the quizzical looks from his 7th grader. Neurons, yay! Cells, boo. I do have to admit it wasn’t as bad as making the three dimensional cell out of food items that we tackled a few years ago. That was pure...

In fact, it’s true.  My daughter Bethany informed me a few days ago that she’s pregnant. I saw her and David yesterday when they were kind enough to cook dinner for me here in the beach bungalow. She’s already got the glow. She looks so much like her mother that it brings back memories of when I was married (the first time) and anticipating the birth of my...

As cancers go, mine isn’t anything as bad as what some must deal with. For those parents facing a form of malignancy that has the potential to prematurely end your life, my heart goes out to you.  My story fades in comparison to what you must deal with each day. Still, I had not only Little Elvis to tell, but my three adult kids as well. It all began a few months...

Some random thoughts on parenting by…’experts?’ Psychiatry enables us to correct our faults by confessing our parents’ shortcomings.  Laurence J. Peter (1919 – 1988) The reason grandparents and grandchildren get along so well is that they have a common enemy. Sam Levenson (1911 – 1980) When I was kidnapped, my parents snapped into action. They...