Ode to the Doppich

I've been sorting through boxes of memorabilia because we're moving this weekend, and I found this gem among some of my mom's things. It was handwritten, but I've transcribed it here for posterity because when the muse struck her, she wrote some really brilliant verse. A few context notes follow. Ode to the Doppich* A …

Weird Part III and GOSLINGS

I've heard it said that we should all be writing (or, to turn a noun into a verb, journaling) about these times, for posterity. If my descendants ever want to read about how I holed up in my home office day after day and through the magic of technology was able to connect to my …

A quiet Easter

Easter was quiet this year. Seth and Ross had to work (they work for a company that hosts events with those big, outdoor inflatables, and all that goes with it), and Eli was invited to join a friend for a day trip to HersheyPark. So, it was just Steve and me, plus his son Richard, …