Before anyone says anything, yes, I know that the Mummer Parade, that takes place every year on the streets of Philadelphia, occurs on New Year’s Day. The reason why I brought it up today, on Thanksgiving, is to reveal an[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Prior to 2017 I had been living elsewhere, away from my family since 1983. Each year though, I always flew or drove (depending on the distance to where I was currently living) for Christmas. I’d always plan ahead so I’d[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Isn’t it always the way? You’ve been working through the year, not taking any vacation days, and just about when you’re ready to take some time off, you find yourself in the middle of a HUGE job that’s taking a[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Trust me, I’m not complaining in the first panel. Having less cars on the parkways for my morning commute is a happy perk (though, oddly enough, the afternoon commute was the normal bumper-to-bumper). It is kind of eerie though, not[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
It was a very somber day. The dinner at my sister’s house was fine, but having heard my mom’s voice earlier today, hearing that she was in such pain and that there was nothing I could do to help, well,[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
