I’ve always been pretty good at picking friends. The fact that I still have close friends from elementary school and … More
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St. Patrick’s Day Parade, Our Style
That’s me, my mom, and sister as we celebrated St. Patrick’s Day with my mom at her memory care facility, … More
Love Without Limits? Nope!
I was walking around TJ Maxx the other day, after not finding anything I was actually looking to buy, when … More
How my blog began
It’s been ten years. Ten years since I started a little Facebook exercise that led to this blog and so … More
Catch Up Time
I hope you all have had amazing holidays and are ready to round out the year well. It’s a crazy … More
Statistics Coming To Life
As a writer, often I read and comment on the work of other writers. Recently I commented on an impassioned … More
Love Month – February 24
I love people who fully engage in life. Have you spent time with passionless people? Are you one yourself? It’s … More
Love Month – February 21
I love those who don’t treat a caution sign as a stop sign. If you have purpose, you go forward. … More
Love Month – February 19
I love people who count their riches. It’s not about the money. Money is worthless in itself. It’s not even … More
Love Month – February 16
I love aunts and uncles. My Uncle Bill died yesterday and it was a reminder of the influence he and … More
Love Month – February 14
I love a good love story. When I’m sitting with a table of couples that I don’t know well (or … More
Love Month – February 5
I love inclusion. Often in this world it seems like we want to separate into “us” and “them”. It makes … More
Love Month – February 3
I love a sunrise. I wake up before sunrise most mornings, but I seldom see it. I’m usually catatonic, drinking … More
Love Month – February 1
“I love friends who encourage you to grow yourself.”
A Little Love Story
We all can use them, can’t we? I wrote this about some friends in honor of their 20th anniversary. They’d … More
Vacation – Wales
I’m on vacation in Newport, Wales. My mom is from here and so I am seeing family, and even meeting … More
The Caterpillar and the Butterfly
I was walking to my car last night with my friend Doug and he pointed out this caterpillar. It was … More
Focus on the Nice
I love this. Maybe we should not only talk to kids this way, but also other adults. Does anyone else … More
Jobless – Part 13
Because I’m out of work, I’m missing open enrollment season in the benefits industry this year. I’m able to look … More
Reading the Diary
I spend a lot of time in my car, and have become an avid listener of audiobooks. For some unknown … More
Einstein and Me
“The woman who follows the crowd will usually go no further than the crowd. The woman who walks alone is … More
The Birthday
I usually hate being the center of attention. Birthday attention particularly makes me want to squirm. Not that I don’t … More
The Jerks
I’m really tired of you……you joy stealers. Especially you who try to manipulate those I care about and make them … More
When They’re "Just Not That Into You"
Prologue – There are some things in my life that are incredibly difficult to write about, but these days I … More
Locked Out
The great news is that finally I got rid of my wretched Blackberry work phone and moved to an iPhone … More
The Smile Underneath
I was talking on the phone at work to this lady about Medicare supplements when she said her husband had … More
Behind the Charm and the Beauty
Day 31 in Proverbs Proverbs 31:8-9 “But you must defend those who are helpless and have no hope. Be fair … More
Drinking From Your Own Well
Day 5 in Proverbs Proverbs 5:15-16 “You should be faithful to your wife, just as you take water from your … More
It’s Not Just About The Vaginas…
Some friends of mine are putting on a great production of “The Vagina Monologues” this weekend, to raise money for … More
What “He” Said…..
So I had a little run-in this week with someone that calls himself a “street preacher.” Really, all I said … More
In the Box, Out of the Box 