Several years ago, a good friend confided in me that, when he and his husband first met me and my wife, they assumed that we were “part of the tribe.”  I remember his words distinctly: “We always assumed that you and Kysa were gay and this was just a marriage […]

Everything comes to an end.  That is an indisputable fact.  Of course there are exceptions to that rule (which I will discuss later); but, all in all, the truth is that nothing lasts forever. For some things, that span of existence is incredibly short.  The Mayfly only spends a single […]

When I was young (oh so many decades ago), one of my favorite television programs was the Mel Brooks/Buck Henry spy spoof “Get Smart.” It was the perfect set-up of the James Bondian spy stories — multiple gadgets, secret agents with special abilities, beautiful women (Agent 99 was one of […]

This past weekend I became immersed in [what I believe to be] a distinctly American experience — The Garage Sale.  When broken down to its basics, there is next to no logic involved in this cultural phenomenon. On one side, you have the Seller. Here is a person (or a […]

When I was a child, I lived in fear of bullies.  I was a bully-target.  I believe Bancroft Elementary had an after-school club whose charter was:  “Our members will devote every waking hour to ensure Greg Cohen’s life is a living hell.”  They had a waiting list for membership.  This […]