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“That’s just the minutiae that doesn’t matter” was my mother’s response when I asked her what she used to do to celebrate my dad’s birthday. Minutiae. The meaning of the word fell on my mother’s deaf ears, while it reverberated loudly … Continue reading →

Nothing caps off a long day like receiving an email from your mother with the subject being “Directive.” Kind of makes one long for a solicitation from a Nigerian “businessman” or an email informing me that single Asian women think I am “hot.” On second thought … Continue reading →

As I watched Tim Howard block shot after shot after shot, my mind went back to my own childhood. I recalled the many afternoons spent facing my brother as he fired shot after shot after shot at his little sister. … Continue reading →

Why do I run? The broader answer to that question is that I run for peace of mind. I do not mean “the Birkenstock-wearing, transcendental meditation kind of peace of mind. I mean the “prevent my admission to a psychiatric facility” … Continue reading →

It is the day when sons and daughters buy a bottle of Old Spice, perhaps a tie or two, or some tool for the man they call dad, father, daddy, pops. As a little girl, every year the purchase was a bottle of … Continue reading →

With just a few days before my eighth marathon, the nerves, fear, and subtle panic have settled in. This upcoming race will be different for a couple of reasons. First, every race is different from the previous and from the … Continue reading →

When I think of Old Spice, Jujubees candy, and yellow golf shirts, I think of my dad. Did he sport Old Spice? I have no idea, but I seem to remember “buying” it every year for Father’s Day. Did he eat … Continue reading →

Once upon a time Memorial Day was more than mattress sales and barbeques. The practice of placing flowers on the graves of the war dead began as Decoration Day, but would be renamed Memorial Day in 1966 by presidential declaration. … Continue reading →

If there is one universal fact in life, it must be that no one can escape being challenged in life. Whether large or small, monumental or insignificant, we all face an obstacle or two in life. And then there are those challenges … Continue reading →

A few years ago I was sitting at my desk at The Washington Times when the phone rang. The number on the phone was not immediately identifiable, which as any staffer at The Times could tell you was not always … Continue reading →