Skin Deep
“How do I look?” she said, looking at herself in her mirror “Gorgeous, as usual,” he replied. “That’s what you always say,” ‘That’s...
Feb 14, 20239 min read
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Bless Me, Father
It was Monsignor Dolan’s job to do, but one too many holiday dinners with his wealthy parishioners had brought on a case of gout and made...
Jan 28, 20235 min read
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From Here to Eternity……and Vice Versa
My good friend’s grandson was at the dinner table happily enjoying “Friday Night is Pizza Night,” when, in between bites of pepperoni, he...
Jun 28, 20224 min read
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Food Faces
At dinner the other night I found a rhinoceros on my plate. He was hiding in my mashed potatoes with only his head showing, his mouth...
Jun 14, 20221 min read
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Blame it on Biden
A short while ago a friend of mine, a 5th grade elementary school math teacher, asked me if I could tell her where Europe was. She didn’t...
Jun 12, 20223 min read
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Reading, Writing and Riot Gear
In response to the sickening wave of mass killings in schools, some have proposed “hardening” schools as a means of preventing such...
Jun 6, 20223 min read
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Times Have Changed
When I was growing up and “The Lone Ranger” television series was popular, a story went around about the friendship between the Lone...
May 31, 20224 min read
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