My friend, Linda, and I meet every so often and usually mention our kids at some point.  She has two sons, one of whom keeps in contact fairly frequently, the…

Are you an "up front" person, or would you rather be in the background?  Do you listen to someone at the microphone and think, "No way!"? My junior year of…

How many of you remember this?  It's not so very long ago... This was revolutionary when it first came out.  We were so excited!  We could put in a destination…

Kicking against the goads?  What does that mean?  Wiktionary says it is to "struggle against one's fate".  The Greeks and Romans used it to mean "ruinous resistance".  We find it…

We all have regrets, don't we?  Things we have said or done that we wish we could take back.  Situations where we'd like to back the tape up and have…

Have you ever been alone and wished for a friend to hang out with?  The year my youngest son went to school coincided with my husband traveling a lot and…

Are any of you frightened when it comes to loving someone?  Maybe you've tried it and it ended in an ugly divorce, the consequences of which still linger.  Maybe you're…

Are you someone who doesn't subscribe to the notion that there is a God or that you might need Him in your life?  You're doing pretty well on your own. …

2 to 1.  What does that mean?  Could it be two people against one, as in a confrontation of some sort?  Maybe it's the score of a baseball game (properly…

For my recent birthday, my son and daughter-in-law sent me a beautiful Hibiscus plant.  Well, the one they ordered was beautiful.  As it happens, shipping has often  been delayed lately…