Sitting in the restaurant, I could sense a new perkiness in our son’s voice. It had been a long time since I had heard it. “I try to keep a positive attitude in all situations,” he announced. I raised my eyebrows in surprise. The drug/alcohol rehabilitation center where Harrison has been for the past six …
If they had a fan club for the epic comedy, Ground Hog Day, starring Bill Murray and Andie MacDowell, I’d be a card-carrying member. As much as I love Murray in his role as “Bob Wiley,” in What about Bob? he is at his best, in my opinion, in Ground Hog Day. I revisit that …
“Look how far away Gigi’s house is, PopPop.” It was Saturday, and the agreeable weather made the January afternoon seem almost like the first day of Spring. “C’mon, Eli” I had announced earlier to my grandson, “it’s time for us to take a hike.” I had gotten home from my Saturday routine of putting the …