August: A time for goodbyes
I almost feel bad for August. Almost everyone hates it. How is it August’s fault that, with it, comes forewarnings of snow, a new school year, cooler weather, closing swimming pools… Okay, so it’s not August’s fault, but we need something to blame for all of it. I personally never really held a grudge against August until this year. I’m a kid, so the snow is not a problem but rather a package of skiing and sledding; the new school year is never really something to look forward, but I can always find the silver lining to that scenario as well; the cooler weather is okay by me, seeing as how I get to wear all of my new school clothes that my mom insisted be winter-appropriate; and I’m not really a huge fan of swimming so the last in the list never really gets to me. It was not until this year that I found another reason to hate, August, however, and this reason is one that definitely does get to me. Just today, I had to say goodbye to one of my best friends as she headed away from home f
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My daughter-in-law Diana sent me an article from one of the area’s newspapers about the benefits of eating chia seeds.
That’s right, the same chia seeds that came in the box with your Chia Pet. If you’re like me, you wondered if you sho
The lost summer
“Hello? I need to be connected to the classified department. Thank you...yes? Oh. Yes. I need to place an advertisements under ‘lost and found’. I’ve lost summer. Summer. I lost it. It’s gone, and I’ve no idea where it went...”
I have
The birthday numbers game
I was recently engaged in a conversation with my younger sister involving the importance of birthdays, specifically about which ones were most significant. She put 50 on the list because, to put it in her words, “Your life is pretty much over when y
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I have been a small-town reporter/editor most of my life.
I have done the things all small-town reporters do: covered dog shows and murder trials, pig races and fatal traffic accidents — and all of the stuff that falls between.
A battle royal...with ants
This week it has been the battle of the ants. Do you remember the song that says the ants go marching two by two? Well on Friday morning I found a smattering of ants on the counter. I am not sure if they were marching two by two but they were marchi
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