“Love makes the world go round, money can’t buy happiness, and what does that have to do with the price of eggs?” Today when I repeat these adages that are so familiar to most of us, they don’t ring as true as they once did. Lately, it seems that money is what makes the world [...]

Why do we ignore our closets? We clean the entire house and somehow the unused junk from each room always ends up in the closet…clothes, books, shoes, car parts, fruit cakes from 1964, the cat we all thought had run away, Uncle John from Cleveland. Our closets are often stuffed from one end to the [...]

Isn’t this a wonderful world we live in? No, really I’m serious. We have so many things that are helpful to us like TV commercials for instance. Years ago, who would have believed that we could be diagnosed with a disease without even making a trip to our doctor or having any tests done. I’m [...]

The Winner by a Knockdown “Leeuna, honey, that dog is going to be the death of you!” Hubby said, trying his best to hide his laughter as he dug my left rib cage out of the dirt and rocks and helped me to my feet. As most of you who read my column already know, [...]

Today’s society is obsessed with appearances? From the top of the head to the tip of the toes, people are having all sorts of makeovers done on their bodies. It cost more than the mortgage on our homes just to keep ourselves looking fit for public viewing these days. And speaking of makeovers,  I had [...]

Have you ever been mugged? Have you ever had your purse snatched? Have you ever been forced into your car at gunpoint and made to drive to the nearest alley or abandoned part of town where you’re assaulted, beaten and left for dead? And that was just this morning. The rest of the day doesn’t [...]

Don’t you just hate it when you go to bed and can’t fall asleep? You know you have to get to sleep because you have to be up early for work the next morning, yet you just cannot seem to get your eyes to stay closed. You look at the clock and it reads 1 [...]

It’s Just One Thing After Another You know what? If my wits had an end that’s probably where I’d be. It seems that lately it’s just been one thing after another… Is it possible to have an original thought? Have any of you ever thought of something that no one else has ever thought of [...]