When 300 is Greater Than 32,000

I bet I’m not the only one who plays this game.  The comparison game.  Yeah, I think you know what I’m talking about.  Your neighbor just pulled up in their brand new Mercedes while you were out doing your typical MacGyver routine as you duck tape the exhaust pipe on your ’87 Honda.  You find yourself surrounded by a thousands … Read More

Taming the Inner Reptar

I’m utterly exhausted as I write this.  But I’m a writer and write I must.  Yesterday, I drove my 91-year-old grandmother back home to North Carolina after an eventful trip to see us in Virginia.  The events started two hours after she arrived in Virginia when we raced her to the Emergency Room by ambulance and began to wind down … Read More