Even though the hotel hopping was exhausting, it did feel great to know that Lou and I were no longer putting anyone out.  I could never let my guard down for one minute when we were imposing, and so my body ached from trying to hold it together for so long. But Lou’s latest health […]

The day after we secured our lease on the Aventura loft was Halloween.  We were still staying in Coconut Grove for one more night, and then the next day, we’d be moving to a new hotel where Lou would be staying on his own while I drove over to Sarasota to orchestrate the details of […]

In my elementary school, we had this no-nonsense P.E. teacher named Mr. Yenny.  He was a tough Colorado sportsman through and through. Whenever a kid would take a direct hit to the face with a playground ball, or do a sliding back-flop dismount off of the monkey bars, Mr. Yenny would always say the same […]