Dr. Crystal’s Medicine Show

Years ago a couple of friends had a phony medicine show for entertainment purposes. It featured Dr. Crystal, the famed discoverer of the World-Renowned Dr.Crystal's Elixir—Good for All that Ailes You. My friend Ray was a very convincing Dr. Crystal, and my friend Alex provided the musical accompaniment as the infamous Mister Banjo. Several young …

The Lab

What did I want to be at five? Well, do you mean chronological age or emotional age? After all, I'm chronologically in my seventies, but emotionally, I'm only twenty. That was only fifteen or so years ago. Something out of the Playboy Philosophy? I mean, I was only a kid! I was never well-coordinated, so …

Rue

The garden was a maze, literally. The paths wound about beds and plantings of shrubs, small trees, and herbs. It was easy to lose sight of the fence and surrounding buildings. Although it was on a small lot not too far outside of Boston, you could have been in Europe.