Staying Off the Piano

High school reunions are a unique experience.   When you attend your 10th year high school reunion celebration, the dynamic is driven by the energy, hope and dreams of a room full of 28-year-olds who feel bulletproof.  Attendance is typically good.  Graduates are...

If Only I Had Known

One summer, my life changed.  At the time it seemed only like a change in plans, but I was wrong. I remember the events that altered my life and social position as if it were yesterday.  The month was May.  The year, 1965.  President Johnson was in office, Vietnam was...