My Date with Marcia Brady

My Date with Marcia Brady

My Date with Marcia Brady “There was a whole magnificent soul burning brightly under her shy demeanor.” Atticus Everyone knew that Maureen McCormick, aka Marcia Brady, went to our high school. Maureen was a year behind me, and I sat next to her every day...
Road Rage

Road Rage

Road Rage “Have you ever noticed that anybody driving slower than you is an idiot, and anyone going faster than you is a maniac?” George Carlin I don’t know if you have noticed this, but some of our fellow drivers can get a little tense out there when...
Zuleika’s Raleighs

Zuleika’s Raleighs

Zuleika’s Raleighs “And curse Sir Walter Raleigh, he was such a stupid get.” John Lennon When my cousin Stephen and I were 14 and 13, respectively, we got what seemed like a brilliant idea up at Aunt Janice and Uncle Gordon’s cabin. Let’s steal a...
The Secret Code

The Secret Code

The Secret Code “Love is that condition in which the happiness of another person is essential to your own.” Robert Heinlein Years ago, all my mom’s relatives had gathered from far and wide for the memorial for her dear Uncle Drew. He was a physician...
The Bike Ride

The Bike Ride

The Bike Ride “One way to get the most out of life is to look upon it as an adventure.” William Feather We moved to Tarzana when I was seven. Discovering that our new street had twenty-two kids living there was pure joy. That same year, Schwinn introduced...
Sean Connery

Sean Connery

Sean Connery “Bond… James Bond.” 007 As a kid, I was a big James Bond fan. I saw all the movies, and Sean Connery was easily my favorite of the Bond guys. He was everything my twelve-year-old self wasn’t — suave, debonair, self-confident, good...