It’s February 1st. Can you believe it? Lots of great days are observed in February; Groundhog Day, the Super Bowl, Valentine’s Day, Washington’s birthday, Lincoln’s birthday, and Ash Wednesday. This year, we also celebrate a special event that only comes along every four years, the Winter Olympics. The Olympic Torch Relay is getting closer and closer [...]
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Go for the…silver?
February 1, 2010‘Twas the Night Before Christmas
December 24, 2009It has been noted that in these tougher economic times, a lot of people are taking a simpler approach to the holidays. Big budgets for gift-giving are out of the question for many. All is not lost, though. I think returning to the simple pleasures of Christmas will probably bring more real joy than a pile [...]
2nd annual Christmas cookie (recipe) exchange – Chewy Chocolate Cookie
December 23, 2009Last year, I shared a great recipe for Snickerdoodles, a wonderful, light, cinnamon cookie. If you are a chocolate lover, this year’s recipe is for you. It’s really not a “Christmas cookie,” but I do make them each year for the choco-holics at the cookie table! This recipe will give you about 4 dozen of the most chewy [...]
John Lennon just wanted peace
December 8, 2009Hard to believe, but today is the 29th anniversary of John Lennon’s death. I remember hearing the shocking news of his murder as if it were yesterday. Where were you on this day on 1980? I was a young mother and wife preparing for our first Christmas as parents. The harshness of this news about a [...]
Family game night
October 29, 2009My daughter and son-in-law were visiting from Florida this past weekend. On Saturday, our son also came over to visit. We all enjoyed the Buckeye win and a fun “bar food” buffet, courtesy of yours truly. We had a long break between the Buckeye game at noon and the Yankee game at 8:00 p.m. (later rained out.) [...]
Oh, what a feeling!
October 23, 2009Passion unleashed, unity revealed, joy rising. Can you imagine that feeling? Those words were used to describe participating in a huge outdoor dance party on Oprah’s season opener. ”Jeff” in Oprah’s audience yesterday participated in the dance. He became emotional talking about it, saying it was life-changing. He said he doesn’t know what heaven will be like, [...]
What is the goal?
September 18, 2009I watched the finale of America’s Got Talent Wednesday night. I love finale shows. Most of the time, I don’t watch the show at all during the season. There’s something appealing about the finale, though. Average ordinary people, given a shot at fame and fortune, grabbing the proverbial brass ring, having their dreams come true. There are always heart-warming human [...]
July 4th Facts & Figures
July 2, 2009The U.S. government makes all kinds of information available to us. Some of it is very useful, some of it, not so much! My son will surely ask if that is really where we want our tax dollars to go, but that question is not on the table at this time. It certainly would be a useful [...]
Are you “still enough?”
June 23, 2009While reading the newest copy of O, The Oprah Magazine, I came across the monthly “What’s Playing” feature. This month, the question was, What’s Playing in Queen Latifah’s Ear? Latifah named four different albums she listens to these days by Zero 7, Common, Beyonce’, and the Horace Silver Quintet. While describing Beyonce’s “I Am…Sasha Fierce,” Queen [...]
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