To freak out a fiscally conservative friend of ours, my husband once said, “I never met a tax I didn’t like” and watched as the man visibly recoiled in horror. The guy never forgot...

George Maharis died a few weeks ago and it felt life-sobering, as my sister Judy liked to say about events that hit hard. I had a huge crush on George when I was around...

A couple of weeks ago I fell in love with a porch swing at Costco. My husband reminded me we had one thirty or so years ago but I have no idea what happened...

On the way home from our camping trip two days ago, I got fixated on finding a Taco Truck in one of the towns we passed. Taco trucks are not all equal but I’ve...

Several years ago I was on a recreational whitewater rafting trip with a bunch of people associated with my husband’s profession. It was one of those deals where a guide directs six or eight...

A couple of days ago our little dog took it into her pea brain to speed out the front door and act territorial by barking at a neighbor who was across the street getting...

When I was growing up, a man who lived just down the street from us spent almost all his time watering his lawn. From the last of the spring snowmelt to late in the...

I’m sure you heard, Gordon Lightfoot died this past week. If you’re close to my age, you may have felt the acute sense of loss I did. His songs were symbolic for a lot...

My Spanish class is making me crazy. I believe I should be in the intermediate group but I’ve placed myself in the one labeled “Advanced Intermediate” for two reasons: 1) It’s a morning class...

A couple of weeks ago when I took the light rail, I talked at length with one of the security people working at the north side station. As a new rider, I wanted to...