I don’t consider myself old, but after celebrating my 37th birthday, I no longer feel young. I’ve been told I still look like I’m 21, but, my body seems to be saying 21 in dog years. I can no longer run -- one of my passions -– because of my knees. If one knee feels fine, the … [Read more...]

I reached into the candy dish for a piece of chocolate. Instead, I grabbed a handful of wrappers. Once again, my husband ate some candy, and threw the wrappers back into the bowl. I told him countless times that the candy dish is not a garbage can -- you don't throw the wrappers … [Read more...]

We sure haven’t come very far, have we? What was I doing after adding yet another component to my stack of overheating television set-top boxes? Standing outside whacking my satellite dish with a wrench. In a previous fit of techno-rage I had tried to remove the dish completely. … [Read more...]

I was reminded last week of a lesson I should never have taught. It was the greenhouse effect and how light rays are converted into heat while passing through a layer of plastic or glass. It was the inclusion of how a particular plant, which thrives in a greenhouse, may have led … [Read more...]

Vacationing with a toddler is no vacation. That is if your idea of a vacation is lounging in the sun while sipping tropical drinks and reading a juicy book. From sunrise to sunset, for a full week, I had to be a full-time parent. Pool time meant playtime. Dining meant … [Read more...]