Blog - Richie Smith

Eclipsed by Love: Bob’s Circle of Life

Sep 4, 2017

Sweltering through Columbia, South Carolina humidity, I seek the refuge of a river to view the waning sun. I want to morph with nature. I want to taste the evening coolness roll in with the crickets and feel the birds disperse with the…

The Dead and Company: Citi Field 6/24/17 Concert Review

Jun 25, 2017

Disclaimer: I may be only a pseudo Dead fan, but I am a licensed Health Care professional.

This weekend on the near mortuary of Citi field there was a resurgence of the Living Dead…

Crayola Confessions: Part II

Apr 3, 2017

Recently, on National Crayon Day, Crayola announced the official retirement of the “Dandelion” crayon.

https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2017/03/29/crayola-retiring-colors-national-crayon-day/99772660/

Cupid’s Arrow: Love Your Heart Month

Feb 21, 2017

“February is American Heart Month,” an exsanguinating man tells me

while we’re standing on line in the ER. “You’ve got to respect your…

The Distillation of Dad

Jan 29, 2017

Years before he began to wither and weaken from Parkinsonism, my father told me that after he started working as a chemical engineer, he went to law school for a semester at night…

Ghosts on a Path

Dec 27, 2016

There was a time when I drove to work or did something more daring like skiing down a mountain, I always saw my parents on either side of me–hovering, maybe floating at shoulder level, nodding their silent approval…