One of my chores growing up was walking our dog, Otis. Like most chores, however, my mom picked up the slack and offered me a deal. “I’ll walk Otis in rain, sleet and snow, if you walk with me and Otis whenever it’s sunny and warm.” That was a no brainer: “I promise,” I said. […]
I recently saw a series of lithographs by French painter, printmaker, and caricaturist, Honore-Victorin Daumier. His prolific work focuses mostly on social commentary and political satire in France during the mid-1800s, but his message is timeless. It made me think. And laugh. And question: Does history repeat itself? Below are two of his Lithographs from […]
Do birthday cards get meaner as we get older or do we get meaner because we get old? It’s a strange phenomenon. I got a card last week that said: “I’ve decided to do something special for your birthday, but it doesn’t include you.” That’s not funny. That’s sad. It made me want a pity […]