‘”What” and “if” are two words as non-threatening as words can be, but put them together  side by side and they have the power to haunt you for the rest of your life.’ — Letters To Juliet, Screenplay by Jose Rivera and Tim Sullivan

One of the most challenging things for me to do is to plug things into an electric outlet. I do so much by touch but we are taught at an early age not to stick our fingers into sockets. So with the flashlight on my iPhone I struggle for minutes…

I just recently heard of the “Average of Five” rule which theorizes we are the average of the five people we spend the most time with. After I learned of this concept, I purposely didn’t read the for and against arguments, as I wanted to think about it without influence….

Today we did Piper’s monthly weight check as he had gained some “gm’s” at his last annual well-check visit to the vet. We use an electronic kitchen scale and he is usually pretty cooperative about standing on it for the amount of time it takes to get a reading. We…

So there’s this fella with a parrot. And this parrot swears like a sailor, I mean he’s a pistol. He can swear for five minutes straight without repeating himself. Trouble is, the guy who owns him is a quiet, conservative type, and this bird’s foul mouth is driving him crazy….

We have all heard that our lives may pass before our eyes when faced with our death. This life review is depicted in books and movies when a character is staring at the business end of a gun or being viciously attacked. It always seems to occur when danger is…

Yesterday, 5:30 p.m. Today, 9:30 a.m.

I, perhaps more than most, know how important it is to get one’s groove back. But I have to put my snow boot-clad foot down and beg you to reconsider. Groove your bad self back to Jamaica where you met your gorgeous husband, Winston, or stay in your San Francisco…

I made some definite goals for myself in 2017 and plan to bring some long-term projects to fruition. My love affair with the word “fruition” is deep and faithful. What I did not expect was that I would return to some run-of-the-mill activities without premeditation. Last weekend, I looked for…

and the stop sign . . . and the highway . . . After only a few weeks using Uber, I have already been obsessing about my Passenger Rating. When I was in school, the ability to check your progress real-time, electronically did not exist. We had to wait for…