Posts from September 2024

We Belong

October 16 will mark 40 years since the release of Pat Benatar’s, “We Belong.” Like many tunes in our musical culture, “We Belong” highlights the pain stemming from difficulties that conspire to keep people from relating to one another. More than that, it calls for people to overlook differences and failures in order to connect…

Who Can I Carry?

Over the years, I have developed into a reasonably proficient handyman. Emphasis here on “reasonably.” I have built “furniture” for the laundry room, assembled countless household items and devices, repaired cars and lawnmowers and other equipment, hung doors, repaired windows, fixed and installed plumbing, done a variety of electrical work (with a thousand phone calls…

Off My Plate

I am not sure at what point in life we reach the moment where we begin to look back and cringe at the mistakes we made. The foolish choice. The ill-spoken word. The rash action. The reckless response. The poorly considered deed. The thoughtless assessment that led to reckless behavior. That instant—or those instants—in which…