Community Community Events +1 We want YOU (and your input) Perhaps you’ll remember my last column – the civility and kindness-themed one where I illustrated the lack of both these…
Community Community Events Let ‘kind and civil’ describe us Kindness and civility. Has anyone ever used those two terms to describe their children’s relationship with each other? I doubt…
Community Introspections Double happy endings I’m a feline evangelist. I was a little late to the party, but now that I’m here, I think everyone…
Community Introspections Who’s the turkey now? Thanksgiving is almost upon us. It is a time to give thanks, gather friends and family together, watch football and,…
Introspections Back it all up My week was rocked by a cataclysmic event. No, not a natural disaster, although I think we’re about the only…
Introspections Family road trip disaster? No! Epic story! I recently returned from a road trip to my hometown in Illinois with my niece. It’s about an 18-hour drive…
Community Community Events This sale’s for you I am a dude. Not a dude in the surfer sense or as a Big Lebowski reference. Specifically, a city-dweller, especially…
Introspections Laughter, carbonated Before I begin today’s column, I’d like to add a postscript to the column I wrote a couple months ago. …
Introspections Digging in to my summer reading list I like to think of myself as a voracious reader. Isn’t that a great word? Voracious. Rolls off the tongue. …
Introspections Digging in to my summer reading list I like to think of myself as a voracious reader. Isn’t that a great word? Voracious. Rolls off the tongue. …
Community Community Events +1 Parents – teenager training Parenting a teenager is not for weenies. Those of you who have undertaken it know the struggle is real. Those…
Community Community Events +1 Birthdays and funfests I love March. It means so many things. Daffodils (my all-time fave flower) from the American Cancer Society. The chance…