The film The Matrix haunts me on SO many levels, but this ramble is not about science fiction or film or conspiracy. It's about family (Surprise!), and maxims' role in the larger code of family programming. A maxim is a brief statement of a general truth, principle, or rule for behavior, according to the Cambridge … Continue reading Maxim Matrix: Part I, Frugality
I’m FINE
Until the last in 2017, most of my dear uncle's and my phone calls began the same way. I'd ask how he was, and he'd say, loudly, "I'm foy-in" and laugh. It was a fond tease that reminded him of me when I was small and learning manners. No matter what was going on, I … Continue reading I’m FINE