Tales from a Mid-Lifer

  • Boston.

    Last year on September 11th, my 14-year old daughter was finally mature enough to understand what had transpired in 2001.  After an intense Social Studies class where they discussed 9/11, she arrived home, bombarding me with questions and for two solid days (and nights), she pondered, questioned, expressed anger, perplexity,…

  • What’s the 5-Power?

    Several years ago, my youngest daughter (now 14) announced that “5” was her favorite number.  She chose it for her sports jerseys, wrote it on her school binders, and began telling us that we were the family to the 5-power – because there are 5 of us and we are…