This is how I’ll always remember Abby. Hopped up against the white picket fence in our snow-covered front yard, with that smile that greeted me every time I walked through the front door. There’s no way you couldn’t have your heart softened by that wagging tail, no matter how foul a day you [...]
My mom’s side of the family has ballooned through the years, making it harder and harder to get everyone under the same roof for Thanksgiving like we used to do. But we still do try to get as many members together as we can every five years or so, assembling at a family favorite [...]
I spent most of my Saturday on the road coming back from DC after catching a Galactic concert. Most of my Saturday night was spent at little spot called La Caverna, celebrating three birthdays at once. Of course, I only knew one of those people, but that was enough to get me on [...]
Got a not so good call from my sister today regard Abby, the world’s sweetest dog and my mom’s favorite child. All the recent health problems have been traced back to inoperable brain cancer. Right now my sister is weighing her options, but she doesn’t have many. Giving Abby some comfort in [...]
Life is filled with milestones, and another one of those passed for me on Saturday. Societal ritual dictated that after 10 years members of the Pt. Pleasant Boro High School class of 1995 were to assemble for a reunion. For about nine and a half of those years, if you had asked me [...]