Wide Awake
When I was a kid, Friday nights were special. "The Brady Bunch" was on TV. After that, I watched "The Partridge Family". I had a poster of David Cassidy, and when he sang “I Think I Love You,” I knew he meant me, and I loved him right back. None of my friends’ families were like the "Partridge Family"...
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Full Circle
Elmo Wiffleweather was Speedy Alka-Seltzer on a high wire. Every morning, while Popeye bested Bugs Bunny, Wee Willie Webber, who was getting bigger all the time, would summon Elmo, who would, like the not-so-great Wallenda, wheel down the wire with a piece of paper... ................. ........... ...... ....
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Life Notes
I keep the image on my computer’s desktop, so that when I spend more hours than I’d like at that computer, I can switch to the photo, pause and smile. It’s a portrait of love of the purest kind. Not romantic love. Not hearts-on-fire sizzle. Not even the love of a parent and child. No, this image is of two little girls... ............. ........... ........... ........... ... ....
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