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The caboose
The class orator at my daughter’s graduation last year used preschool lines as an analogy that both leading and pushing from the caboose made equal impact along the track of l... read more...
Waiting on someone
I’m going to be 94 years old in August and I all of the sudden have no say about anything anymore. Every time I set out to do something, someone tells me that it will be fine ... read more...
Mrs. Martin
Hey. Listen to what just happened to us. (Pause) Huh? No, I’m on my cell ... (Pause) Yeah, I got the service back today. (Pause) I know, it’s great. (Pause) Hahaha. Yeah, so a... read more...
Shoe conspiracy
One Christmas long ago, a favorite uncle presented my two sisters, our brother and me each with our very own set of stilts. They were painted in our favorite colors and raised... read more...
Rough week
The continuing pursuit of happiness got a lot tougher last week. Vows to get up every day with intention, to care for ourselves and our families – both physically and mentally... read more...
Guinea Pig
I’ve had an on again off again love affair with computers. My first relationship, brief as it was, occurred in social studies class back in college when I was required to atte... read more...
Summer feet
Life is like summer feet. Just when you think you’ve weathered the prickly paths of adolescence, passed your exams, established your career, and worked through marriage and nu... read more...
"Sagging"
Dudes don’t have to do much to get a gal’s attention. A shower and a bright smile go a ridiculously long way, and saying hello or opening the door for a woman can be a promisi... read more...
Michelle Obama
America’s first ladies get a bad rap. No matter what they do - whether beautifying the White House, deciding what to wear, or where to travel - criticisms have flown. It wasn... read more...
In 2004, a much younger fellow reporter showed me her Facebook profile photo and told me about the new interactive website that her college friends were using. The photo was j... read more...
Cool adult
I just want to be a cool adult to my kids because this mothering thing is killing me. Though I don’t mind that love for them pours spontaneously from deep in my soul every mor... read more...
Body shop
You know you’ve aged when your first job at an auto dealership was in the service department and 10 years later you find yourself back in the body shop. The symbolism is frank... read more...
Until we meet again ...
Nothing productive is happening when a daily newspaper reporter’s phone stops ringing. It means that you aren’t wanted for anything, which should hurt because that in turn mea... read more...
Hanna, Gillibrand still pushing to serve Greek yogurt in school lunches
WASHINGTON, DC – In a joint letter to the USDA, U.S. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand and U.S. Rep. Richard Hanna are pressing Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack to reclassify Greek yo... read more...
Bernstein’s poetry published Georgia journal
NORWICH – A poem written by Norwich High School English and poetry teacher Richard Bernstein appears in the winter 2012 edition of the Georgia Review. ‘No Sermons in Stone’ m... read more...
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