Category: Childhood
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Cooperstown 2026
This past week we were in Oneonta, pronounced oh-nee-AHN-tuh. A small city — more like a town, actually — about 175 miles north of the City of New York. It’s home to a huge baseball complex called Cooperstown All Star Village, founded in 1999, and officially opening for baseball in 2004. All Star Village was…
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Fried Apple Pie
So many things throughout the day remind me of my age. Songs are ubiquitous reminders. Places. People. Today, I was reminded by, of all things, an apple pie. Not just any apple pie, a McDonald’s deep fried apple pie. The fried version debuted in 1968, a year after my birth. For 24 years, the 77…
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Public Restroom
My mom is not going to like this story. I’ll get to that in a moment. First, I have a question: What is your earliest memory? Before you answer, here is what some people have said: “The day my baby brother died of SIDS. I was three.” “Breaking my arm while dancing with my sister.…
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2040
My nine-year-old recently told me that her teacher has the year 2040 mounted on the wall in the classroom as a reminder that one of them CAN be President someday. My fifth grade classroom had no future year on the wall. We did have photos of each President above our chalkboard. I sat at the…
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