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Every year I get the impression that stores start pushing holiday merchandise earlier and earlier. It could just be my imagination, but I can't remember seeing Halloween items in stores during August, or Valentines gifts in late December until fairly recently... (read more)
I woke up to bright light in a strange room. Not really knowing where I was, I looked over to the other bed in the room to see Sally snoring with her skirt hiked up and no underwear on. It being 1987, I was expecting Spring Break to be a wild time, but this was more than I had counted on... (read more)
When you read children's books, you get to know DK books through their omnipresent "My First Word" book series. We always had the impression that DK books were well thought out, well designed and easy to understand. But then someone gave us Touch & Feel: Shapes... (read more)
I walked down the basement stairs and saw a big fluffy tail disappear around the corner. "Holy shit!" I said. It was a particularly cold December 26th and we had just come home from a long day of trying to return and exchange gifts... (read more)
When I tell people I'm a mail artist, I'm invariably asked that question. I have trouble explaining exactly what it is, just as I have trouble explaining what "art" is... (read more)
The early morning sun, rising with a delicious hazy Mediterranean warmth and tempered by a late October breeze, sparkled off the train's exterior. The prospect of a train ride from Rome to Pompeii was thrilling in such luxurious weather... (read more)
Not being able to go out to movies since the birth of Francesca has led us to spend more time watching videos. Here are some highlights from our collection... (read more)