Lake tahoe Stories

It was Spencer’s annual tradition to go to Lake Tahoe for his birthday week in early June. Since his divorce five years ago, he continued to go, now simply staying at a casino hotel for the week instead of renting a vacation home. Of course, he no longer had a wife, and his kids were now living their own lives after graduating college. Spencer was a serious golfer, having learned to play as a child. Spencer, his brother,...

Oh, the joys of being divorced, single, and in your fifties. I’m being sarcastic. Especially when you have a large family function. It was just a few weeks ago and my niece Emily was getting married at a resort in beautiful Lake Tahoe. Becky, my sister, and Emily’s mother, had sent me the invitation months in advance with a “Plus One” option hoping I would bring a date. She knew from our many conversations that I would be...