Talk About Kids

When you are a kid, and you talk about kids, it is probably not a good thing… We’ve all been there. It’s rough. From 3rd or 4th grade, into tweens and becoming a teenager, it’s especially awful today with the Read More …

Bad Dad Jokes

We all love bad dad jokes. knock knock jokes puns repeated stories that have a funny ending…the first time childhood memories that just can’t possibly be true, they make you laugh too much What we do not like is when Read More …

Our Connections Matter More

It is ultimately true that our connections matter more than the fleeting moments, yet it doesn’t stop us from filling our lives with little meaningful, snippets like the: 2 minute conversation, reminiscing with a mom who has her young children Read More …

About Ghosts

Tonight, I participated in a local tour about ghosts with stories that literally make up some components of the history of our town, our region and, incidentally, our country. Are they all real situations? Well. The people were real. The Read More …

Sort and Resort

Today it was sort and resort, books which we have and have bought, read, enjoyed. Or not. Fiction Non-fiction Historical fiction Biography Thriller Young Adult Romance Picture books Cult classics The Classics Summer reading list Book club picks Loaned two Read More …

One More Thing

Can I share one more thing with you?  Good. There should always be time for more.  More fun.  More food.  More family.  More holidays.  More vacation.  More souveniers.  More leg room.  More time to get through security, but more flowing Read More …

Start At The Very Beginning

All my life, I remember hearing Julie Andrews, as Maria, sing that line in The Sound Of Music… “Let’s start at the very beginning… a very good place to start…” While we must set aside the fact that she is Read More …

Keep Talking About

We should keep talking about those “ancient things” that people tend to forget about. Just to keep the younger generation aware of them.  Initially, it was the Ides of March that made me think of this, but that was some Read More …

What Is It That We Like

So, I have been thinking…what is it that we like about television, movies, reality shows, sports – or to be more general – entertainment? Think about the stories that are so very obvious, whether it is the romantic comedy, the Read More …