I have an earworm, and although it sounds like a hygiene issue, it is actually a technical way of saying I have a song stuck in my head. ...

If you want to see a comedy of errors, you should see me teach the quadratic equation. I have been known to confuse myself so badly that...

I don’t think anyone relishes the idea of confessing to being childish, but I’ll go ahead and tell on myself. You know I have a very...

I’ve sometimes wondered if I was switched at birth. My mom can’t sit still, and I’m really good at it. My mom has something in her that...

Waste not, want not. That’s an old-time aphorism that basically means you use what you have and don’t waste it. Then when you need...

I have a confession. I love memes. I read them all the time and send them to friends. I saw one once that really tickled me. It said:...

I know people frequently lament that the good old days are gone, and I feel that way a lot of times and about a lot of things. On the...

Have you ever asked the powers-that-be, “What if it rains? Is there a contingency plan?” Anytime those questions are uttered, the asker...

As a parent of older children, you can really do a whole host of things to make kids squeamish. Every time we hear Madi coming into the...

Bell-bottom jeans, halter tops, mini-skirts, velour jogging suits, parachute pants. Thankfully all of these trends move through like the...

Between the years 1891 - 1900, Dr. Ivan Pavlov was studying the salivation rate of dogs, because, well, who doesn’t? He noticed that his...

Do you remember as a kid ever laughing so hard that milk either came out your nose or at least almost did? Or were you ever having so...

How many times have I lamented, “If I can only get through this day, this week, this month…” thinking I don’t have time to do the things...

I really prefer the word “quirk'' to “flaws”. We all have quirks, right? I might have one or two myself. There is one in particular I...

This past Monday was incredibly Monday-ish. That means Murphy’s law was in effect; if something could have gone wrong, it did. If there...

Back in November, Paul and I flew to Boston for a little vacation. It was my first time flying since covid hit, so I was a little...

Discombobulated has always been a favorite word of mine. Partially because of the way it sounds, and partially because I feel this way...

A trend that I see on social media these days is regularly captioned “Faith Restored in Humanity”. It’s usually accompanied by photos or...

Through meditation I have found that while I don’t have ADD or ADHD, I do for certain, have what’s called a monkey mind. It swings here...

No doubt I’m violating some HIPAA regulation when I tell you that our daughter, Madi, has a herniated disc, but I`ve been dealing with...