Feeling not good enough yet again today. It probably all began with a bike. My sister got a bike but I did not. I was told it was because I probably would hurt myself riding one — -I was overweight and not very good physically. I was told by my…

It has been shown scientifically that people who own pets, like dogs and cats live longer and are, on the whole, happier. A dog owner must take their dog out for a walk, providing exercise that the owner might not get. …

How I became “A Friend of the President” I’m standing in the Rose Garden — yes, that Rose Garden — waiting for the President, Mrs. Clinton, the Vice President, and Mrs. Gore to come out. There’s about a dozen of us, under a canopy, in a circle around a podium…

Last year I read over 100 books and gifted myself with the T shirt pictured above. So far this year I have read one book what has happened to my reading? Books and reading were always the one of the most important things in my life. I had so many…

How to do it successfully When I was in my 30s, I really wanted a stone farmhouse full of antiques. When I remarried that’s exactly what I got. I moved into my husband’s home — a stone farmhouse built in 1850. He did build an extension to it but that…

And neither do you… I refuse to age gracefully. At least the “gracefully” that we’re taught by the media. At 74 I have many physical issues that prevent me from doing the things that once made me feel young. I’m no longer walking long distances. I’m no longer buying fancy…

They can be small and still cause big problems…. The medical mistakes that happen to me were small compared to what has happened to other people. However, the mistakes that happen to me have changed my life, hopefully for only a short time. Here’s what has happened to me in…

I belong to the Greater Lehigh Valley writers group. This group has a critique type session weekly called the writers cafe. I try to make it to each one because it does encourage me to continue to write. …

I learned of her death on an email from my alumni association. She had been a friend in the beginning of nursing school. That did not last long and I can’t remember why it didn’t. I don’t know if it was a jealousy on one of our parts. That came…