Okay, I’ll admit it … I just finished my first binge watching of anything ever. As mentioned on March 31, I attempted “Downton Abbey” for …
It seems that when we pause to see the world in danger, anywhere, most of us feel at least a pinch guilty about any blessings or good fortune we may have.Helping in whatever way we can is good, and …
We’re beginning to see daylight these days, as our COVID numbers decline and we begin to peek out from, and venture beyond, our hollows. It’s certainly about time, if not past, but …
There are many things that merit accolades. Some we overlook as being simply expected. For the most fortunate among us, that could be the care of dedicated medical staff. In America, good health care …
Around my house, there’s an expression that fits many moments. I mentioned in my parenting column last week, parents are the be-all, fix-all, do-all resource in a family setting. As seemingly …
The weeks seem to be flying by, more so for some than others of us. A character in one of my books says flippantly, “Relativity … it’s all about relativity.”
Of late, we have been very overtaken by the social and political situations that have surrounded us for over six years. Last week I wondered if it was still okay to enjoy anything. Now, I realize, we …
Erma Bombeck made people laugh with a syndicated column for over 30 years. She started during the Vietnam War, not an easy time to make people laugh. She published 12 books including nine best …
Is anyone else afraid these days? I am. It seems we all go through our days hoping for the best, continuing to do the daily thing, and living life as though the world were normal, even though it …
We all may be sick and tired of discussing America’s problems. Well, we are, as a nation, pretty much coming apart at some of our seams. We are flirting with a frightening level of national …
As we travel through my favorite metaphor, the ol’ tailor’s shop, picking up tidbits everywhere that stick, somehow we learn that our holidays won’t be like those Macy’s …
The men who are often referred to as our Founding Fathers were not the founders of this nation. A nation existed here long before their arrival. The world is very old, and evidence of humans even on …
This column is being birthed over the rumbling of the Pennsylvania 202 bypass, south, just past 313, outside of Doylestown. Much like driving over railroad ties, this road has been in desperate need …
There are at least a dozen topics right now that are brilliantly important and tons of issues we need to be talking about. Sometimes, though, it feels like we are just beating the same drum …
Many years ago, my husband and I vacationed in the Florida Keys, including Key Largo … no, seriously … and yes, the magic of Bogart and Bacall and their classic film did make the visit …
So, we have all survived another holiday season … gift wrap stains on our rugs, long-distance family back home, inevitably having forgotten something we have to now ship, broken china, and at …
New Year’s Eve is my favorite holiday. It asks little or nothing of us. It can be ignored or it can be celebrated with 10 seconds of a countdown or partying until dawn. It represents the freshest of beginnings when all things are possible. It’s our best “clean slate” opportunity. It’s awesome.
When I got married, back in the old days, no one had a registry. We took what we got. Period. I asked my mom to, at least, tell people my color scheme, and she shivered at my audacity.
It’s important to talk about procrastination. We’ve talked about it at Chatterbox before. I once stated that, “Procrastination is the thief of achievement and rationalization is a …
There is so much that is different about this time of year.The holiday movie channels drown us in fake snow, red bows, and career moguls going home to fall in love with their old high school …
