Not everyone has the privilege of knowing someone like Loraine Coe. I am blessed to say that I did. We met back in 2008 when I worked as a family physician in Durham, CT. She held the front office together and I cared for patients in the exam rooms. It didn’t matter that we came...
Let me introduce you to my sister, Kimberly (Thomas) Algarin. She is the ultimate badass and it got me thinking. What makes little sisters so special? Little Sisters Are Special When we were young, my mother liked to dress us alike. She didn’t do it all the time but when she did, everyone told us...
This is not the first time I’ve written an obituary, and as much as I hate to think about it, it will not be the last. Remembering a Life in Words My brother Dennis passed away in 2019, and in an instant, my world changed. How do you come to terms with the passing of...
There are a lot of ugly -isms out there. Ableism, ageism, chauvinism, racism. The list goes on. Whether you face these issues personally or you see them play out in the media every day, they have become pervasive in our society. A World of -Isms Not so for Bob Wiley. He is too obsessed with...
Bridget Jones’s Diary is all about introductions, those thoughtful details. She sure knows how to make a first impression. Introduce People with Thoughtful Details When she meets Mark Darcy at the annual “ugly sweater” Christmas party, she is hungover and shamelessly puffing a cigarette in his face. When she speaks at the launch of Kafka’s...
Few people like going to a bookstore more than I do. It is my safe haven. While I enjoy visits to the library too, you do not have to be quiet at a bookstore. You can strike up conversations with friends, and if the bookstore happens to have a cafe, you can indulge in a...
There is a scene in Bridget Jones’s Diary that could have given Bridget a bit of an ego, but it did exactly the opposite. Two handsome men literally fought it out in a street brawl, vying for her affections. To be honest, they had an old vendetta to settle too. Daniel Cleaver slept with Mark Darcy’s...
Do you remember playing musical chairs when you were little? It was popular at kiddie birthday parties. Outside of eating birthday cake (preferably chocolate), it was often one of the highlights. The Birthday Party Game A group of kids would get together and enough chairs would be put out for all but one of them....
Bridget Jones finds herself in a lot of awkward situations, but finally, YES, finally, she finds herself on an upswing. The man she has fallen head over heels for asks to take her away on a long weekend. An Open Invitation Suddenly, Bridget feels “like a screen goddess in the manner of Grace Kelly!” So what if she...
