Sometimes I start writing one thing and another shows up on the screen. If that magic only translated into a self-writing research paper to complete the requirement that is currently breathing down my neck as the end of semester draws near. This story is more interesting than analyzing how well schools educate for democratic citizenship…
And trust me this mess is not staged. I Can’t Possibly Write A Post — I have too much cooking to do! Today is baking day. I have only gotten the chocolate cookie dough mixed and chilled so far. There are many pies to go before I sleep. At the end of the messy day…
At dawn’s early light on Tuesday, the line of voters stretched for hundreds of feet, not unlike Black Friday sales events. By mid-morning, the line had grown even longer. Voters were out in force, committed to making their voices heard. For months, the election was THE topic of conversation, more than the unseasonably warm November sunshine or…
They both figured out that doing an honest day’s work gives a person self respect and empowers him or her to believe in themselves. The republican mayor wanted to do something about the increasing number of homeless people on the streets, begging in Albuquerque. So he did something surprising: he stopped to talk to them.…
This question bothered me all day yesterday, a gorgeous summer-in-fall day. In fact this question has been bothering me since the weekend when we had two absolutely spectacular autumn-colored days with very warm temperatures. I got to enjoy Saturday set up outside KISMET by Caryn, standing right in front of Kismet’s beautiful Secret Garden doing my favorite…
That has always been my philosophy. How perfect is it that my granddaughter and I have teamed up with an organization called GIVE MORE HUGS to entice more kids into the magic world of reading? What better advocate could we have for that group than the totally huggable little fairy? The great philosophy of this wonderfully…
I think that is the end goal — to say my life was well lived. Along the way I see I have found may role models. Uncle Kenny and Aunt Val are providing me continuing role models of how to live life well. So is Aunt Jo. Today I was lucky enough to see them…
