Category Archives: What I Did

It Could Be You

Every day promptly at five o’clock, our two dogs rouse themselves from their relentless relaxation and trot up to Nick’s office to agitate for a walk.  At the very least, the dogs have a good sense of time, but I … Continue reading

Posted in Pot Pouri, What I Did | Leave a comment

Best in Show

A couple of weeks ago, Nick and I found the TV offerings particularly desolate and we struggled to stitch together a reasonable combination of a primary TV show and a toggling alternative. After much flailing about, we hit upon the … Continue reading

Posted in Nature, What I Did | Leave a comment

Road Rage

Yesterday I had a medical meeting at O’Hare, but since I had lent my son Ned my car for the rest of the school year, I went to my father’s to borrow one of his.  I was running late, and … Continue reading

Posted in Nature, What I Did | Leave a comment

Corporate Bonding

I have always wondered what goes on in a locker room before the big game.  Growing up in the pre Title 9 world of women’s sports, there was simply no such thing as a big game.  The only thing going … Continue reading

Posted in What I Did | Leave a comment

In Transit

During my 30+ years of working life, I have migrated from working into the office to home to the office and back again, each time in search of the perfect combination of work environment and family demands.  When Ned was … Continue reading

Posted in What I Did | Leave a comment

The Great Unraveling

On December 18th, with great sadness and some relief, I was officially booted out of the sandwich generation. My mother had died a year and half earlier, but her death did not change my every day life that much. She … Continue reading

Posted in What I Did | Leave a comment

Simply Christmas

This year we enjoyed an immensely satisfying Thanksgiving, filled with a harmonious family of 28 with ages ranging from 2 months to 85 years old, representing 4 different generations.  We hosted the event at our house, and I had adopted … Continue reading

Posted in What I Did | Leave a comment

My Saggin’ Wagons

A couple of years ago we decided to break the pattern of our holiday celebrations, unchanged for the past 25 years.  Instead of traipsing from one suburb to the next to touch bases with as many family members as possible, … Continue reading

Posted in What I Did | Leave a comment

Pathologic Memories

As an anatomic pathologist, I am frequently in a dilemma when asked what kind of work I do.  For non-physicians the answer almost invariably requires further explanation.  Sometimes I include the explanation all in one breath, “I’m a pathologist.  We … Continue reading

Posted in What I Did | Leave a comment

The Committment Conundrum in Three Vignettes

1: No As we headed out on our bike ridewe were suddenly accompanied by an uninvited dog. We got off and tried to shoo him home, but he didn’t move. I clearly did not want a tag along dog – … Continue reading

Posted in Such is Life, What I Did | Leave a comment