People, Places and Things

February 28, 2012

Scene 1: Several weeks ago Person: Sherry, Medical Technician Place: Northridge Medical Park Thing: Checkup S: “Hi, Carole. My name …

Be Prepared

February 21, 2012

Scouts’ motto: Be Prepared. This weekend, snow crept slowly over the mountain ridges filling the valley below, cocooning us in …

February 13, 2012

There’s an old saying among dog trainers: Lead or be led. When Keith and I adopted a shelter dog a …

February 6, 2012

In a recent issue of The New Yorker, Adam Gopnik published an article about the large prison population in the …