Lost Journal: The Case of the Overly-Light Lowenbrau
Journal entry: July 3, 1994 (age 25) – Lowenbrau Light Today, I was among the extended family gathered to celebrate my Uncle Art and Aunt Millie Grace’s 50th wedding … Read more
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FOUND – “Lost Journal,” the Book!
Journal entry: July 21, 2014 (age 45) – “Lost Journal,” the Book! More than ten years ago, on January 1, 2004, my first humor column was published in … Read more
Lost Journal: What Goes On When the Lights are On?
Lost Journal entry: November 8, 1975 (age 6) – Lights Earlier this week, Dad questioned my brothers and me at the dinner table. Between bites of my mom’s … Read more
Lost Journal: A Chance to Join the Boys of Summer
Journal entry: July 3, 1977 (age 8) – Boys of Summer For an 8-year-old, there is grave fear attached to some states of being, such as “separated from … Read more
Lost Journal: Collections isn’t a Calling
Journal entry: August 15, 1995 (age 26) – Collections The only thing worse than receiving a collections call is making collections calls for a living. For almost two … Read more
Lost Journal: Beware of Brothers in Bumper Cars
Journal entry: July 10, 1976 (age 7) – Bumper Cars “No way, John – save it for the bumper cars.” Although my older brother, John, is 17 and … Read more
Lost Journal: The Day our Dog Trashed the Family Name
Journal entry: January 7, 1977 (age 7) – Family Name When you’re the mother of six sons, you look for female allies wherever you can find them. To … Read more
Lost Journal: Boxing and Bathrooms and Books – Oh My!
Journal entry: January 8, 1977 (age 7) – Boxing and Bathrooms and Books Last weekend, I was forced (for the fifty millionth time) to box with my older … Read more
Lost Journal: The Bard is for the Birds
Journal entry: The Bard “I want everyone to pair up with someone in the class who you don’t know.” It was the first day of my first acting … Read more
Lost Journal: Suffering the Misfortunes of Birthday the 13th
Journal entry: May 4, 1982 (Age 13) – Birthday As the ball swished through the hoop in my backyard on West End Avenue, I stood frozen in amazement. … Read more
