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...
Yo-ho! Yo-ho! It’s the Writer’s Life for Me –

Yo-ho! Yo-ho! It’s the Writer’s Life for Me –

November 5 question – When you began writing, what did you imagine your life as a writer would be like? Were you right, or has this experience presented you with some surprises along the way? In 2012 my passion for my private practice in speech-language...
What’s brewing, Witches?

What’s brewing, Witches?

Halloween allows us to juxtapose darkness with lightheartedness. It’s a chance to poke fun at some of our greatest fears, to turn them into absurdity and something less threatening. It’s a way to cope. It’s also the ultimate kids’ holiday – in...
Days shorten; reading lists don’t

Days shorten; reading lists don’t

After hiding in the color wheel almost all year, orange has emerged as a dominant color because it’s fall. Pumpkins on porches, pumpkin spice lattes at Starbucks, and a change of leaves’ color on deciduous trees. Sunsets come earlier as the days shorten...
Beatles Songs for Boomers

Beatles Songs for Boomers

When I’m Ninety-five (By Bruce Handy and Jay Martel (from The New Yorker ) Listen Do you want to know a secret? Do you promise not to tell? Whoa, oh, oh Closer Let me whisper in your ear It’s the left one that still hears? Now I’ve forgotten what I wanted to say...
He was a Butt-Scooting Cat

He was a Butt-Scooting Cat

The brass was coming for a visit and the branch manager wanted to impress… And so, she ordered a sheet cake, to sweeten their evaluation of her skills. Royal blue icing slathered thickly on the top and down the sides of the cake, with the branch name written in...