Momnesia

Scott asked me to write him a paper for his medieval studies class about the South Carolina Renaissance Festival. Foolish Man. Romanticizing the RenaissanceThe term Renaissance usually refers to a period in European history between...

We’re having a Halloween party, and costumes are preferred. I hear Scott on the telephone: “My wife and I are both dressing up.”I look at him incredulously.“Oh, really? What am I going to be, honey? A beach ball?”Later, as I’m lounging half naked on...

I hear Alicia walk in the house. The last time she wandered in I was taking a nap, naked, in the bedroom.“Are you home? Are you naked?” she calls.“No, I’m not naked!” I reply from my computer chair.“Damn!” she says. I laugh.“I’m very pregnant. You don’t...

I think everyone should have a theme song. It makes life more enjoyable. You can be tromping along, having a bad day, hating life and all the people in it. But if you write a really excellent theme song for yourself, and you remember to sing it at your...

I was reading the "Expectant Fathers" book I gave to Scott for his birthday. Men think facts, figures, and stats are crucial, so it's chock-full of how bigs, how longs, what volumes, and how much time kinds of information. Anyway, the book told me that,...

Scott is all excited about his new band. They've written a few songs, and are practicing. I haven't heard them all play together, but I've heard one of their new songs with just Scott and Riley, and it's pretty. He came up with a name for the band and...