My new nephew and godson, Colin, was born last August while I was in Barcelona. Which means that, when I finally met him, he was fourteen months old. Fourteen months old. I guess, to him, it didn't really matter, because he's at the age where...

When I was maybe 9 or 10 years old I had my first hamster. His name was Tribble and I got him from a pet store in the mall. [caption id="attachment_90593" align="alignnone" width="1000"] My hamster Tribble[/caption] He was a cute little fluff ball that I kept in...

My dad passed away on Monday. It was both expected and sudden. About a year ago he was diagnosed with tongue cancer. Chemo and radiation didn't help. A few months ago they removed his tongue and voice box. And despite the fact that he would never...

"Ouch, you naughty lion. You mustn't bite." It's funny when three people all have the same memory and it turns out to be wrong. For probably twenty now I've been searching for a book. It was one of those things that was published well before I was...