The other day I happened on a public TV documentary about Mister Rogers. The name was “It’s You I Like” and I thought it was awesome. I’ve had a not-so-secret crush on Michael Keaton...

I notice that the expression “right on” has made a comeback. Maybe it never went away, I don’t know. But I’ve always claimed it as belonging to my generation and I remember it as...

A friend who is staying with his family in another city told me his sister and brother-in-law went to church on Sunday. My friend chose to stay home and clean their house for them....

When my oldest son was about four, he asked for something or other. I don’t remember what it was but I do remember I turned him down. Shortly afterwards I heard a repeated noise...

It’s no secret that aside from cooking and baking, I don’t like housework. One of my sisters long ago tried to sell me on it by telling me cleaning is therapeutic. Apparently that worked...

    One of my friends who travels extensively was asked about a recent trip of hers. It was a big deal and yet she couldn’t for the life of her think of the...

Quite a few years ago, I signed up for a ten-day continuing education class being held at a place called Rio Caliente in Mexico. It was a class I’d been wanting to take and...

I live in Seattle and if you follow sports at all, you know the Seattle Seahawks are off to the Super Bowl in two weeks. Seattle is Hawk-Crazy right now. People everywhere are wearing...

  One of my granddaughters is a crossing guard at her school. She gets to authoritatively stand at one of the crosswalks before and after school and stop cars so kids can walk across...

I love walking. I can’t remember how I hurt my foot last spring but I was only able to limp around for months. I self diagnosed it as plantar fasciitis although I’d had that...