Month: May 2023

                She cut my face open four times last Wednesday, leaving a large wound beside my nose, plenty of stitches, and a black eye. “She” is a dermatologist, and the procedure is called Mohs surgery, which is a treatment for skin cancer. Each time I was called to the cutting room, the doctor would slice…

It was a proud moment as I watched my students receive their diplomas. I was there when these students struggled, procrastinated, worried, failed, tried again, and excelled. But at the graduation, there was only celebration, no matter how rocky the path to the goal. Since I love a good metaphor, I can’t help noticing the…

Today I am enjoying Spring in Oklahoma. Trees have covered their naked limbs with leaves, roses are blooming, and my peach tree has dropped its petals to replace them with infant fruit. Spring is much more subtle in Florida, where I spend most of my time, but those of us who live there are able…

Some of you have been generous with advice about what to give my mother for her 95th birthday. Thank you for your suggestions which ranged from the Camaro one reader was trying to sell to a flower bouquet. It was my wife who came up with the winning idea—a pair of gloves with claws at…