I’m a Lucky Man

Lest I forget what a lucky man I am, in the last week we sat in our box at the Pennsylvania Ballet and saw the premier of Dance of the Animals; we sat in our front row seats at Walnut Street Theater to see the best rendition of Les Miserables ever; and yesterday we sat [...]

I Think About My Dad a Lot More These Days

I told Sheryl this morning that my dreams last night were filled with people who were gone. I talked to my Grandpa O’Neill, my mom’s dad, a bunch at some sort of bingo thing in the basement of a church. Pop — that’s what we called my dad’s dad — was walking on a street. [...]

Toothless

Dangit, I was eating some breakfast this morning and my temporary crown popped off. Now I have to walk to the dentist this afternoon in 98 degree heat. Toothless.
I get my permanent crown next Monday. I like to refer to it as my coronation.

Note to Guy Sitting Next to Me on the Train

Hey, buddy. Did you notice that it’s 150 degrees out this morning? Did you notice that I was working on the crossword puzzle? Did you notice my “Hmmmph” when you stood next to my seat while there were tons of open seats around? Huh?
I guess not.
So I crowded you. I was hot. I wanted my [...]

I’m Low on Magnetite…or, Why I Didn’t Make It to the Dentist This Morning

See that map up there? It’s a map that Sheryl printed for me this morning with walking directions to my dentist appointment. Getting to my dentist used to be so easy even I could get there: take the train to Bryn Mawr, get off the train, and there was the dentist. Then they moved.
To say [...]

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