Tag Archives: family
The Old Folks at Home?
Sitting on the Porch in Rocking Chairs The Carol Burnett Show used to feature a skit of a couple of seniors discussing their lives. The payoff was almost always the same: he’d make a gentle pass at her and she … Continue reading
This Is Us: ‘thirtysomething’ reborn?
Hidden in Plain Sight There is a link connecting these two television series even though they are 30 years apart: Ken Olin. I didn’t start watching “This Is Us” until the second season, in much the same way that … Continue reading
To Don
As a wise philosopher once stated, Families are meant to stick together: For mutual support, through rough weather, In sickness, sorrow, whatever’s fated; Not to take advantage of related In-laws, nor to have them feel a tether That binds, but … Continue reading
Adoption: to the 3rd and 4th Generations
An Open Secret Brigitte, pictured above, is the latest in a long line of family members that have been adopted. This happened a month before her 9th birthday. Working backwards, Brigitte’s mother, Amy, is my adopted child. I was … Continue reading
Wuthering Heights: Shadow and Light
I watched the 2009 version of this Emily Brontë classic last night on PBS. Tom Hardy, who played Heathcliff, was at his most voluptuous in this TV mini-series. Compared with others who have played this role, he did not need … Continue reading
