Conversari House

Writings and Reflections by Michael T. Dolan

The addiction

Dedicated to the pursuit of “stuff” in the Philadelphia Inquirer (May 23, 2008). Any day now my mailman, Bob, will be delivering a hefty check to my mailbox courtesy of the U.S. Treasury. With two kids worth $300 a pop, my wife and I are looking at close to $2,000 of something called “economic stimulus.” [...]

"Bye-bye. Love you."

My four-year-old daughter learns much from her mother, not the least of which is her fondness for talking on the telephone. One night, with yellow play cell phone in hand, she practised calling 911. She thought of all the possibilities that I could play victim and made the emergency call for me. In her mind, [...]

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