Pickles need to be squeezed–who knew? Pickle makers, that’s who! When I learned that my friend Carm was a pickler last Christmas, I let her know that I was anxious to learn if she wanted some help. It’s now pickling season, so I was called to duty in exchange for a terrific lesson in the … Continue reading
Posted in August 2014 …
If basketball can change, so can soccer
I never made a 3-point shot in high school basketball, but that’s because all my adolescent field goals were 2 points in the 1980s. I’m not complaining, though. At the time, I had never watched professional basketball and never missed the 3 pointer, which was added into the NBA rule in 1979. As an adult, … Continue reading
A list of my movie favorites–should a spouse agree?
“Do you remember the movie we watched in college–the one I liked so much?” my dear friend Laura called to ask the other day. In an instant, I had returned the correct answer–the movie in question was Highlander. In the 80s, Laura had rented the film on VHS and several of us had crowded around … Continue reading