My First Car = Buckle Up!

My First Car = Buckle Up!

My first car was a ’67 Ford. Turquoise metal that glistened iridescent in the sun, rewarding my dream to drive. Independence, escape, self-determination, and mobility for my own choices. The car had seat belts. Shoulder harnesses weren’t invented yet. It...
Five Easy Ways to Fake Out a fitbit

Five Easy Ways to Fake Out a fitbit

I never said you were a cheater nor did I confess to the act myself. But a 5000 step goal can seem like too steep a mountain to climb, let alone the weight loss recommendation of 10,000. Lean and fit people don’t need a fitbit reminder to achieve. Those of us...
The Benefits of a fitbit

The Benefits of a fitbit

Are you fit? Even a little bit, if not a lot? Are you keeping the middle-age fat monster at bay? The bad animal who climbed, uninvited, into your cells to slow your metabolism? The fink! If ever there was something to rage about age, this is it… I desire a...
The Rest of Alphabet Speak from the ’60s

The Rest of Alphabet Speak from the ’60s

After my parents passed away, we siblings gathered to close down their home. It was a fraught time, my husband and I worked with a brother-in-law to set up the necessary event and most of us pitched in well, fully engaged and enthralled with the task. Enthralled may...