“Poor grandma,” my friend said. “The doctor says she can’t have calcium so we took away her morning cup of hot chocolate.” “Isn’t this the woman who’s 95 and in failing health?” I said. “Yes. The doctor thinks she won’t be around in six months?” “And you took away her morning cocoa?!” I practically yelled […]

I’d like to share with Joe Biden something an attorney told me about 20 years ago: “The first bite is free.” That advice was shared with me shortly after the outside cat that was living at our house sunk his teeth – unprovoked – into the chest of my neighbor’s young grandson. His parents were