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Scrubs

"How was your day?" "Long. Hard. Tiring." The same adjectives, just a different order. I precisely match each corner. The folds must be crisp. I plug in the iron. "You didn’t get called in last night!" A smile plays on my lips. "Hmmm hmmm," He murmurs. I know he contemplates the night before and thinks [...]

A Bicycle Built for Two

As Bob and Annabelle Burns posed for their formal portrait, Annabelle sternly warned “Make sure you don’t use the really mushy photos!” Bob grabbed her and pretended to plant a big sloppy kiss on her cheek. She squealed and the two dissolved in laughter. After sixty-two years of marriage, they are still cracking each other [...]

A Serious Heart Condition

I wasn’t sure how to write this. I don’t want it to be a tale of sadness or woe, but one of joy… Then I realized I just can’t separate the two. They are not mutually exclusive. One can’t exist without the other. We have to know sadness to understand the full extent of joy. [...]

My Granny: Emma Eugenia Howes Tanner

My Aunt Sally said everything that needed to be said about Granny in this beautifully written eulogy. Take a minute and read about this awesome mother and grandmother. First, on behalf of the family, I would like to thank all of you who have come today to share in a celebration of mom’s life. In [...]

The Lins in Italy: “The Italians really invented the noodle” and other myths debunked

So says David Lin and chuckles to himself as he pridefully reminds me of Chinese superiority. “Yes, honey, I know they did, but the Italians certainly perfected it,” as I slurped the scrumptious homemade noodle into my mouth. We had just finished a long day of hiking on the shorefront of the Italian riviera and [...]

Scrubs

Posted on Monday, May 14th, 2012

"How was your day?"
"Long. Hard. Tiring."
The same adjectives, just a different order.

I precisely match each corner. The folds must be crisp.
I plug in the iro[...]

A Bicycle Built for Two

Posted on Tuesday, April 24th, 2012

Bob & Annabelle Burns: Still going strong after 62 years of marriage!

As Bob and Annabelle Burns posed for their formal portrait, Annabelle sternly[...]

Per Misha Parker’s Request, here is a copy of my wedding march

Posted on Thursday, March 15th, 2012

This piece, composed by Trey Beauregard, is so glorious. We don’t have a live recording of it, but Mr. Beauregard did a nice job of rendering it electronically. It was always my dream to walk down the aisle to a custom composition. The piece is for organ and piano and is a combination of one of my favorite Schubert Impromptus and “Once in Royal David’s City.” Thank you, Trey for giving Dave and I the gift of your creativity!