Going to the dentist is not what it used to be. Where teeth polishing, flossing and expectorating into a pneumatic spittoon used to be the routine, today’s dental visits have…
I like Facebook. For a professional communicator like me, Facebook is a fun way to stay current and to share my communiques with a few key strokes. It’s almost euphoric…
Lately I’ve felt anxious. It isn’t terrible – considering that I haven’t had to reach for a paper bag or call the EMTs – but there are definitely long moments…
It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas everywhere you go. Department stores are burgeoning with worthless doodads and advertisements for handy gadgets are flooding the media. Is there seriously…
Pet peeves: everyday irritations, periodic vexations, the pimples on the face of a flawless day. Even if you fancy yourself a blithe soul ready to embrace the serendipity of life,…
Where were you on September 11? Ask anyone over the age of 25 about that horrible day in 2001 and their recollection will likely be vivid. Americans died in a…
Everyone likes to save a buck but the latest couponing craze, AKA Extreme Couponing, has taken frugality to new heights. Think penny-pinching on steroids. I recently had my first real-life…
My choir director issued a challenge to us at practice on Sunday afternoon: Pay attention to the ‘God moments’ in your life this week. A half hour later, on an…