My father’s low tolerance for other humans kept my parent’s accumulation of friends to a minimum. There was one couple with which my parents maintained a close relationship and that was Jack and Myrna. They’d go out to dinner regularly. They’d visit each others homes, sometimes including a few other couples so the men could …
This week’s Illustration Friday challenge word is “shadows”. “There is a fifth dimension, beyond that which is known to man. It is a dimension as vast as space and as timeless as infinity. It is the middle ground between light and shadow, between science and superstition, and it lies between the pit of man’s fears …
This week’s Illustration Friday suggested topic is “asleep”. The morning began like every morning begins. My alarm went off at six and I smacked the snooze button every ten minutes until I kicked myself out of bed at 6:30. I showered, brushed my teeth and checked the mirror to see if I could get away …
Summer 1979. My friends and I had just graduated from high school. We were all turning eighteen, the then-legal drinking age in New Jersey. Four of us ― Alan, Scott, Sam and ol’ Josh Pincus ― crossed the Pennsylvania border, headed for Atlantic City, for what would be a beer-soaked, debauchery-filled last hurrah before college. Atlantic City …
This week’s Illustration Friday challenge word is “safari”. Every kid grows up listening to novelty songs and every generation had their favorites. From the early 20th century’s “K-K-K-Katy” and “Yes We Have No Bananas” to the wildly popular “Der Fuher’s Face” during World War II, novelty songs have always been crowd-pleasers. When I was in …
The Illustration Friday challenge word this week is “beginner”. Despite his many years of experience, Dr. Ehrlich approached every operation like a beginner.
The Illustration Friday challenge word this week is “lesson”. “Dreams do come true, even for someone who couldn’t speak English and never had a music lesson or much of an education.” Lawrence Welk Lawrence Welk couldn’t wait to get the hell out of North Dakota. He was the sixth of eight children born to …
The Illustration Friday challenge this week is “bicycle”. “When I was a kid I used to pray every night for a new bicycle. Then I realized that the Lord doesn’t work that way, so I stole one and asked Him to forgive me.” Emo Phillips
Passover — the holiest day on the Jewish calendar after Rosh Hashanah, Yom Kippur, Sukkot, Shavuot, Shemini Atzeret and Simchat Torah …..um, where was I ? Oh, yeah. Passover. Passover recounts the story of the ancient Israelites’ long journey out of slavery and oppression by Egypt and the Pharaoh. The Jews were enslaved and ordered …
This week’s Illustration Friday challenge word is “bottled”. “Now, Jeannie, we gotta get you bottled up. Dr. Bellows will be here any minute!” (I would have completed this illustration over the weekend, but I was otherwise occupied HERE.)
