Life Is Good… Why Mess With It
Posted on Saturday, November 15th, 2008
My older sister is a pragmatic philosopher, if that is possible. She is a deep thinker, but acts on those thoughts with the precision of a field commander. The title illustrates my point. A deeply […]
continue readingIn A World Before Helmets
Posted on Sunday, November 9th, 2008
I grew up in a world before play dates, kiddie leashes, helmets, cell phones, “may contain choking hazards”, hand sanitizer, “adult supervision required”, and guarded entrances. I agree that all these things are good and […]
continue readingAmerica Of The 60’s
Posted on Wednesday, November 5th, 2008
Remember the 60’s? If you’re reading this, you probably do. I have not seen people in this Country rise up with such fervor since the Vietnam War and the Civil Rights Movement. It should give […]
continue readingA History Making Vote
Posted on Tuesday, November 4th, 2008
I’m not really a political junkie. Really. I’m not. But… here I am glued to the tube, again, and writing about the election. If you are like me, of a “certain age”, you probably don’t […]
continue readingElection Sickness… I’ll Be Glad When The Fever Breaks
Posted on Monday, November 3rd, 2008
Who’s tired of the election? I’ve watched more television in the last two months than I’ve watched my entire life. I’m sick of the ads and fed up with the pundits. If one more “talking […]
continue readingMy Dad And The Greatest Generation
Posted on Saturday, November 1st, 2008
Today is my Dad’s birthday. We lost him to emphysema when he was just 62 years old. Whether the disease was caused by smoking or by working in an asbestos laden industry doesn’t matter anymore. […]
continue readingKermit The Frog… A Frog For All People
Posted on Wednesday, October 29th, 2008
Kermit The Frog, pragmatic friend with the heart of an idealist. He often reminds me of the possibilities in the impossible dream. He also reminds me that it takes strategy to accomplish any dream. Kermit […]
continue readingBirthdays Should Be Celebrated… Not Just Counted
Posted on Wednesday, October 22nd, 2008
I love my birthday. Truth is, I love everybody’s birthday. Maybe because, being raised in a large family, my birthday was something that was uniquely and unequivocally mine. It also could be because our birthdays […]
continue readingOctober is Breast Cancer Awareness Month
Posted on Tuesday, October 21st, 2008
I could quote a whole lot of statistics here, but I won’t, because if you or someone you love discovers a lump in their breast, all the numbers become impersonal somehow. Those numbers come down […]
continue readingCraving Iron Isn’t So Bad
Posted on Tuesday, October 21st, 2008
A little piece of information they forget to tell you when you go on a low-glycemic diet, like the South Beach Diet, is that you’ll start to crave iron. The reason is simple. When you […]
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