The recent national news story about the roller derby girl stopping a mugger who was attempting to steal an elderly woman’s purse felt extra important because it happened in the town where I live....
I love friends. I have friends that I have known since we were in kindergarten together and I have friends that are nearly new. Some of my friends are casual ones that I enjoy...
Reflected sense of self. I read that phrase in a book a couple of years ago and it stuck with me. In that particular book, a reflected sense of self referred to not defining...
The other night I felt mentally low for no discernible reason. The answer I decided, was to head out for Texas barbecue. Why I thought that might be the cure for my blues I’m...
A couple of years ago I started a new direction in business and someone told me, “You can do anything you want to do.” It was meant to be a positive statement of encouragement...
One of my neighbors whose opinions differ greatly from mine recently sent me a couple of emails about his favorite political candidates. He’s aware that my ideas aren’t the same as his yet it...
Last week I happened to catch part of Science Friday on NPR and heard a short segment on how ants get their mojo on when they want to move something large, like a piece...
A woman in line behind me at the grocery store yesterday had an armful of ice cream products. I made a special trip to Target last week to redeem my coupon for a deal...
A few years ago I went to Chicago to meet the cousins that I had discovered through DNA testing. On one of the days we were together, we spent the day doing big city...
What the heck ever happened to clothes lines, I wonder. Years ago everyone hung clothes outside, even in the winter when the stuff froze and took a long time to dry. If we were...
