I like it. It's catchy. Maybe the Dems are on to something. Maybe they won't miss the Lincoln Project--the brain trust behind the...

Before the mammographer conducted the annual squish-the-breast test, she asked me the perfunctory questions that we can all answer in our...

It's a cloudy, chilly day here in the Midwest. I step outside because Alexa says it's 48 degrees which, for this time of year, is...

A friend sent me a link to storied-stuff.com, a site where anyone can submit a short 250-word or less story about their most cherished...

Maybe it was listening and dancing to The Talking Heads' rockin' song "Burnin' Down The House." Or more likely, it was my foggy brain...

My husband and I stood in a socially distanced line in front of the Levy Senior Center. It was a typical winter day in the Chicago...

I don't know about you, but there is more to this COVID-19 plague than the risk of getting ill. It's about being vaccinated and into...

I don't know about you, but the highlight of my week in elementary school --well, besides sitting next to Robert Amadori--was the arrival...

Okay, so I'm losing it. I drove to pick up some Chinese takeout the other night. It was snowing/sleeting and dark. (The sun goes down...

If you've read my posts over the past year or two, you know that my brother took his own life on his thirtieth birthday--some...

Alas, I'm one of the millions of people--make that 71 million--who have gained weight during the Covid Pandemic. I did well for the...

Even though winter is not officially here until next week, sections of the country have already been blanketed with totals higher than...

IF YOU COULD WAVE A MAGIC WAND AND ELIMINATE TWO PANDEMIC RESTRICTIONS, WHAT WOULD THEY BE? Social distancing Masks Hand washing No...

I had just taken my morning shower when I looked in the mirror (not something I regularly recommend) and thought of my mother. She'd...

It goes without saying that I am thankful on this Thanksgiving Day 2020 that all of my family and friends are healthy. They have...

I don't know about you but I'm lost in a time bubble. I think it's Monday when it's Wednesday; it's the weekend when the new week has...

This is that time of year when I start to go downhill. It was just July when it didn't get dark around here until almost 9 PM. Now,...

What the heck is acedia? If you're like me, you've never heard the word before but sense that maybe it's something bad caused by the...

For me, the life lesson was clear: don't let hurt or misunderstanding go untended. Speak up. Clear the air. Cherish special friendships.

By the time we hit our 70s, the pool of friends our age has begun or continues to shrink. Older friends move away to cities with a...