Growing Up

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May 16, 20231 min read

A Single Mom's Day Isn't Enough

Mother's Day is over, and we can return to taking Moms for granted, Not on your life!

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Jul 5, 20214 min read

Before describing how we got Max, I should introduce you to him. Meet Max. Max, meet the world.

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Apr 3, 20214 min read

It’s 7:00 a.m. on Thursday, April 1st, and I’m not sure I will like what today will bring. There is no doubt that I should

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Jan 27, 20216 min read

He had a smile that was so infectious that doctors prescribed him as a treatment for depression. As laughs go, he was Pavarotti.

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May 21, 20204 min read

Calvin and Hobbes are actually really good kids. Even so, that does not make anything I have written untrue or an exaggeration: I could not

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May 13, 20206 min read

Being at peace is a noble goal; but it is hard to achieve inner peace when you've worked a long day or week, your children are crabby and de

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Apr 21, 20203 min read

This is why I am so angry at our President. His primary job as he sees it is getting himself reelected. So when the issue of why

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Apr 11, 20203 min read

When the first news of the coronavirus hit, the age group that was most at risk were those over age 65. I took a deep breath and reveled in