I’m flying out of Charlottesville, Virginia this morning. I’ve been to/through Charlottesville before - the airport seems squirreled...

To say that everyone is bone tired wouldn’t be much of an exaggeration. Where I work, a senior living organization, we’ve been battling...

I can’t sleep. We slept too late this morning - but Andrea’s asleep so maybe that isn’t the reason I’m awake. I hate when it feels like...

I thought that I’d be without a holiday Bert-ism this Christmas, but I’m happy to report that is not the case. Just when you thought...

Last night, my cat Lola was yelling at me. This is not an uncommon occurrence. Lola hasn’t stopped shrilly meowing at me since I brought...

After artfully avoiding LaGuardia airport my entire life, I landed here last Monday. In 1994, I returned from South Korea via Newark. I...

Last weekend, we closed out my mom’s first visit to our home in Virginia. Although she denies it, I think she envisioned us residing in a...

Yesterday, while driving to the grocery store, a car passed me with a Christmas tree atop its roof. I was wearing a t-shirt, capris and...

Saturday morning, Andrea walked into my office. “WHOA! What happened in here?!” She asked, settling into my former office chair, and...

November’s been kind of weird, huh? Feels like it’s been around longer than the week it has been. Then again, if it wasn't weird, it...

Earlier this week, a friend texted me and asked, “How are you doing with all this?” Thinking she was referring to some of the offerings...

I have begun going to a chiropractor here. It feels weird not seeing Dr. P. But this guy - he did a thorough exam and took x-rays of my...

Last week, my lower back began experiencing pangs that I recognized as sciatica. I’ve had this before, but not for a long while. And,...

This morning feels as if fall may pay a visit to Virginia. Although, I have been told to temper my expectations of fall in Virginia – the...

This was a week of both beginnings and endings - sometimes difficult to discern which was a beginning and what was an end. It’s Labor...

On Sunday, I watched some show on Investigation Discovery (ID). ID is an entire network dedicated to true crime. The bad news is there is...

I’ve tried to learn to drive standard before. But shortly after my first lesson ever commenced, I got the car stuck in snow at a nearby...

Recently, I decided to make the best of this COVID situation. It wasn’t a conscious decision. And part of it had taken hold before I’d...

A few Monday mornings ago, I awoke with a sore throat. I immediately dismissed it as allergies and went about my day. By midday, my...

We’ve been back almost a week from the vacation that we smuggled Bogart on. I’d disclosed the dogs in advance, but not the cat. I know...