I recently attended my oldest daughter’s graduation from college. It was a special day. A milestone in her life and in ours, and while I couldn’t be any more proud of her completing this chapter of her life, I have to say I was more than a little embarrassed and disappointed at many of the other attendees at the graduation ceremony. Yes, I’m talking to you, friends and family of other graduates. I don’t mean to go off on a…
I recently had the good fortune (please read that with intense sarcasm) of having to interact with the Department of Motor Vehicles, an organization who’s very name screams “painful experience” and “test of will”. I was there to obtain historic tags for my 1999 Toyota Camry (nicknamed “Stan”) who – yes – is still on the road after all of these years, but is only driven occasionally by my youngest daughter (this disclaimer is provided to assure the DMV that…
I have to admit, the older I get – the more crotchety I have become. I’m not to the point where I sit on my porch and yell “you kids get off of my lawn” while shaking a cane at them, but it’s not too far off. I find that in my daily interactions, I am constantly disappointed in humanity as a whole – so much so that I find my mind wanders to an existence where I fantasize about…