Dan, a great fur dad. Father’s Day has always left me feeling conflicted. I still remember standing in front of the Hallmark Cards display, trying to find a card that wasn’t sappy to send to my dad when I was a kid. None of the cards dripping with praise fit. Those basic non-emotional cards were … More Father’s Day
My photo search opened a Pandora’s Box of memories this afternoon when I came upon these photos from the beginning of my teaching career. I was so very young, a recent graduate of Florida State, newly married, and these photos were from a middle school jazz band concert at the Pasco County Fair. (Yes, I … More Memory Lane
Dear Dad, Here it is so many years after your passing, and I am finally able to write these words to you. It was so easy for me to blame you when I was young; blame you for leaving us, for the scary financial place you left us in, for hurting Mom so deeply, … More A Letter to My Father
The View from Here 