The Pool Walker’s Creed

The Pool Walker’s Creed

By Piper Bayard Long ago, Holmes and I discussed the fact that we’re no good to each other dead. As we age, we have to work a little harder at that not getting dead thing than we used to. So we agreed that our bare minimum fitness requirements demand that we walk at...

Which One Are You?

By Piper Bayard Do you ever get ticked off at the strangers around you for doing things you think are thoughtless, rude, or stupid? Yep, I do it, too. So today I’m going to fess up. I’m the one who spends three minutes balancing the grocery cart in just the right...

With This Moment

By Piper Bayard My teenage baby had her first life setback this week in the form of a blown out knee. Physically, her path will not be a mystery. Surgery, rehab, and a new talent for predicting the weather. Emotionally, she will learn that we can’t control everything,...

Prodigal Hope

We’ve all felt it. The intense gravity of Life’s long, cold winters. The incessant pull of one bad break after another that obliterates the very memory of easy laughter. Awareness condenses to a pinpoint where tomorrows are as meaningless as...

Hospice: Telling People I See Their Butts

By Piper Bayard Someone recently asked me what I do as a Hospice volunteer, and I told her that basically, it’s my job to tell people I see their butts. Hospice is a service dedicated to providing people with the most comfortable death possible. We tend to...