Whom do you think of when someone says, “Name a rock star?” Most likely our generation would think of Elvis, Mick Jagger, Paul McCartney, Phil Collins, Eric Clapton, Bruce Springsteen, etc. For me, though, my mom was a rock star! She’d be the first to poo-poo that idea! There was […]
Childhood
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Our lives are filled with wonderful Passover memories. Here is a sampling. We hope you enjoy reading this group effort. Happy Passover! The wine police Aunt Bex was most famous in our family for giving graduated Chanukah gifts by age. The oldest great-nephew got $10, next child got $9, etc. […]
My white house isn’t white anymore! My old house, now a light beige colorthe new owners painted after theybought it from my mom,nearly two years after my dad died. Dad’s death was sudden and unexpectedon that fateful day in April of 2000.April 18th to be exact.An unbelievable day I wish I coulderase from my […]
By A.C. Cargill Memories from our childhood can last a lifetime. Mine was of Grandma’s braids. And on this warm summer day, that memory came back most vividly, for that was when I had first seen them. Grandma was half Irish and half American Indian. Which tribe was never known. […]
Little Girl Lament “But Mommy, I love these shoes,” six-year-old Laura cried as I was getting ready to throw them out. “But Sweetie, they’re too small for you now. It will make your toes scrunchy and hurt you.” With giant tears rolling down her cheeks, she sat on the porch […]
Oh, How I Love Thee What is it about chocolate that makes me salivate? Is it the creamy texture, the sweetness, the endorphins it produces? Chocolate has been a part of my life since I was a little girl. In elementary school, we enjoyed Hershey bars (plain and almond) and […]
I ran the Charm City Reptile and Amphibian Rescue for 14 years (no longer in operation). Here is a story about one of the rescues. We had several snakes, as we always do, in the rescue. A young boy scout named Matt called me and told me he wanted to […]
Much has been written about professional sports and traumatic brain injuries (TBI). For example, “The National Football League (NFL) in particular has long been blamed for glossing over serious injuries, especially brain injuries. A recent study linked football to dangerous head injuries. When scientists conducted autopsies on 202 deceased football players, 99% of […]
As a child, living in the small town of Cumberland, Maryland, an animal control facility opened in our neighborhood. By zig-zagging our way through overgrown back yards, ducking under barbed wire and climbing over chain link, my friends and I could make it there in a matter of a few […]