New Year’s Resolutions, Version 1.0

New Year’s Resolutions, Version 1.0

New Year’s Resolutions, Version 1.0 – here goes nothing (wink-wink) Last year I flew to Indiana twice. One time the travel was bumpy. The other time it was not. Interestingly, the first trip went smoothly, serenely between the plane there and the plane...
Cringe-worthy Questions and Queries

Cringe-worthy Questions and Queries

Oh dear, here comes the flurry of questions again. At a party, in an after-church conclave, at a dinner with friends. I cringe despite a resolution to relax. I paste an ‘I’m pleased to answer you’ smile on my face and inhale. Ready, set, go! Most...
Words & Music: Rock ‘n Roll

Words & Music: Rock ‘n Roll

What was the soundtrack of your coming of age? For my husband and I, it was rock ‘n roll, a genre that was reportedly named by a radio DJ in Cleveland, a city in the Midwest, near our roots states of Indiana and Michigan. It was music one could dance to…...