This Wonderful Life
Author’s note: Ann
Landers was always one of
my favorite columnists. I
loved her no-nonsense advice
and her willingness to
take on any subject matter.
I especially loved her habit
of resurrecting old columns
when she needed to. Like if
she had the flu and could
barely sit up at the computer
for long enough to type
an e-mail to her editors.
March 12, 2009
This Wonderful Life
This week, for the first
time in months, my driveway
was somewhat free of
snow. I spotted patches of
grass that have been lying,
frozen, under many layers
of ice and snow and ice and
snow.
March 5, 2009
This Wonderful Life
Five years ago, on Fat
Tuesday, a Florida doctor
who was not particularly
good and not particularly
nice saved my life.
February 26, 2009
This Wonderful Life
Almost five years ago,
when I was undergoing
chemotherapy, my good
friend and priest Teresa
taught me to knit.
February 19, 2009
This Wonderful Life
Once a week, on Fridays,
Bee has homework. Just a few weeks into the
school year, she figured out
that the most efficient and
reliable way to ensure that
she remembered to do it
was to do it immediately
after she got home from
school on Fridays.
February 13, 2009
This Wonderful Life
If you’re already a Facebook
user, you know exactly
what I mean when I ask
what your 25 things are. If
you’re not on Facebook, I’ll
take just a minute to explain.
February 5, 2009
This Wonderful Life
On Tuesday, poet Elizabeth Alexander
stood in front of the country
and the world and read these words
from the poem she wrote for President
Barack Obama’s inauguration
January 22, 2009
This Wonderful Life
In the world of lousy
days, there are so many varietals.
Some have a bitter
nose, but a bright finish.
Others open with a spray of
cherries and freesia only to
disappoint with a thick
taste of freshly paved asphalt.
Some lousy days are like
a stubbed toe.
January 16, 2009
This Wonderful Life
The lesson of loss
The weekend after
Christmas, we were visiting
my brother and sisterin-
law in their suburban
Boston home. Posey and
Bee had made the trip with
us, but our grown-up son
Xerxes stayed home so he
could hang out with friends
who were home from college,
as well as watch after
the house and the pets.
January 8, 2009
This Wonderful Life
And a Happy New Year
I’m not a huge fan of
New Year’s resolutions.
Most of them are broken
before you can remember
consistently to write the
new year on your checks.
