Heard Over Coffee

As my life progressed from single man to married man, the next natural progression was the addition of children to the mix. Marriage and children are strange anomalies to life. We begin our lives as children, in theory, growing and maturing into… more »

Years ago, there was a cartoon drawn by Al Capp called Li'l Abner. One of the characters in the strip was Joe Btfsplk, a little man who was constantly under a small, dark rain cloud. Joe Btfsplk was a jinx. Bad luck followed him wherever he want. One of… more »