Autobiography for Me

Autobiography for Me

If you were writing your autobiography, what title would you give it? It’s an interesting question, isn’t it, perhaps more interestinging than the contents of the biography, since most of us live mundanely ordinary lives. Like Sands through the Hourglass… a long...
My Favorite Writer: Hubbell Gardner

My Favorite Writer: Hubbell Gardner

Robert Redford passed away a couple of months ago and within weeks the Turner Classic Movie channel marathoned his best known movies.Yay! I’d seen most of them during my young adult years, yet recorded them for posterity and personal delight. I watched them,...
The Grumbles of Knee Replacement

The Grumbles of Knee Replacement

I’m feeling nostalgic and more a little picqued. Twelve weeks post knee replacement, I long to resume my healthy lifestyle activities to accompany the cessation of pain. Weekly I participated in water aerobics, yoga, and tai chi, activities recommended by health...
Attitude of Gratitude

Attitude of Gratitude

Though an attitude of gratitude should rule my heart and mind, especially as a white-privileged Americans, I find I often fall short. As I age, gratitude has become easier, perhaps I no longer have to strive or prove my worth – or its source. But America has...
Hula Hoop-La

Hula Hoop-La

A recent headline, hidden among the dire and more dire news, grabbed my attention. In fact, the print words practically shouted from their mid-page position in the newspaper. “Studies have shown that regular weighted hula hooping can decrease abdominal fat and...