It’s not my job to spout off about personal political views—that’s not what they pay me for. But like any child of the environmental...

Things feel weird now, don't they? Our schedules have been disrupted, and the comfort that comes from routine—from knowing what comes...

Back in the 80s I knew a kid who was pure genius with the air brush. For a fee, Jeffrey would paint any band logo you chose onto the back...

This soggy weather put my husband and me in mind to visit Niagara Falls. What the heck, we figured, we were pretty wet already anyway. We...

It takes a certain kind of angry enthusiasm to be an activist—something I do not possess. I’ve been deeply disappointed by plenty of...

I learned to drive in a 1976 Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme. That car had a wider turning radius than the USS Saratoga, and only slightly...

I lost my credit card today. This in itself isn’t unusual. At any given moment, odds are I’m in search of my glasses, car keys, wallet,...

My office window looks out on a small patch of grass next to the neighbor's pond. Last week I watched a pair of robins fight over that...

My sister is having a Second Act. In a brave about-face, she has left the field of elementary education after 25 years, going back to...

I don't much follow college sports, though I did catch snippets of this year's Rose Bowl game on TV. My sympathies to all those dear,...

Moisturize! That's what we gals in the over-40 crowd hear all the time. Our demographic is the target of skin care ads and infomercials...

Every now and then, I feel like I'm tapping into my primitive human past. Like when I spot a cockroach scooting across the floor and feel...

I know $1.4 billion could get me a lot more, but when I win the Powerball, the first thing I'll do is buy up the twelve acre wooded lot...

I fell in love with a phrase I heard the other day. Here it is: delicious anticipation. Doesn’t that one just conjure up images of being...

I am a creature of habit. I get a little twitchy in the morning if I can’t find my coffee mug with the moose on it, I never rearrange the...

Two beers a night. That’s what I have. Sometimes fewer, but never more than two beers a night. A drink now and then isn’t a bad thing, so...