Tag: Caught

Pro tip: If you ever want to make a good impression on a couple hosting you for the first time, just follow the lead of Sergei and Tatiana. Bringing a bottle of wine is always par for the course. A puff pastry for after-play dessert is a lovely cherry on top. But what really made them stand ...

This prompt comes from my good friend  Karen Schwartz , who wants to know about “a time you caught your parents doing something they shouldn’t be doing.” Remember the old super 8 movie cameras from years ago? You know, the cameras with the giant flood lights. My ...

I have a confession to make that probably won’t surprise anyone who has ever caught up with me on the telephone. Back in the days when phone calls were the only way to have real-time conversations with someone who wasn’t in the same room, I used to say a little prayer almost every tim...

A fleeting moment is sometimes all it takes to dramatically change a man’s fortunes. Oklahoma Territory cowboy John R. “Jack” Abernathy discovered this fact firsthand in the spring of 1905 after an acquaintance mentioned his name at a White House dinner. Texas hardware magnet Ce...