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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...
Putting Life In Perspective
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...
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...
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...
I was a junior in college, and I had been dating a guy pretty seriously for a while when I decided it wasn’t working. After a fairly bad...
The Scholastic Aptitude Test, or SAT, used to have a portion of the test that was devoted to writing an essay. Part of my job as an SAT...
Looking at the calendar, I guess it’s time to ask, “How are your resolutions coming along?” I read an article a few days ago that said...
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