I think that we are all capable of accomplishing great things. At least that’s what my parents taught me. Every day you should appreciate life, they lectured, and do something to improve your mind. Follow your own talent, read something and enjoy each day as if it were you last, … [Read more...]

Please. No more e-mail jokes. My mailbox is jammed; my time is consumed with important issues. I have work to do. Why am I part of Bob’s new job description of company jokester? I am recipient of his, sometimes, twelve jokes in one day. He retired from the family business, but … [Read more...]

Pick up a magazine, turn on the television, click on your computer and sure enough, they’ll be the latest and greatest news about skin care, complete with a long list of dos and don’ts. For me, the list has always seemed ridiculous. If you followed all of the rules and latest … [Read more...]

Recently, my wife and I watched our three grandchildren, ages seven, five and three, while their parents enjoyed a four-day vacation. We soon learned why nature rarely blesses sixty-year-olds with children. "It'll be more chauffeuring than babysitting," our son assured us. … [Read more...]

The first sign of the presence of mice coincided with the absence of a man. Two days after my divorce was final, I discovered tiny turds in my candle drawer. Later, I witnessed an unmistakable furry flash across the kitchen floor. I screamed like a college girl in a gone-wild … [Read more...]