This story is superficially about the excitement of a young boy…

To a fourteen-year-old girl living in Lakewood, Ohio…

When my daughter, Lilly, was a young girl…

I own a baseball cap…

The sombrero pictured…

When my mother asked me if I wanted my grandmother’s silverware…

I’m really downsizing…

I always thought I knew this drawing.

My wife Myra and I bought a small condo…

You may have seen the news…

Among his many interests, my father…

I was the last one chosen for every team…

It’s timeless - boys love trains.

My dad, Jim Merritt, died young…

As a kid I was drawn to the visual arts.

New Trier East High School offered transportation…

This circus wagon toy from Fisher-Price…

My dad served as a Captain in the United States Army Air Force…

My father moved his law office from the front room…

Not to brag, but I was probably the only kid…