I was asked at a dinner what my topic would be for this week’s column. The answer didn’t elicit a rousing response. Interest cooled, eyes...

In a season of so much senseless carnage on our home front, it’s difficult to put anything coherent into words, much less wise or helpful....

Our 12-year-old yellow Lab, Lucy, has been eating paper lately, but I never thought she would eat my “homework.” A few weeks ago I spoke...

Easter, the most important of the Christian holidays, celebrates, among other things, love and sacrifice. That’s why at Easter, I can’t help but remember my...

Here’s a multiple-choice question: What is sequestration? A) A restriction on how many sequins can legally be sewn onto a pageant gown. B) A study...

My husband John Ditto died on a Monday evening. I know the exact time, because the hands on his crushed Seiko wristwatch are forever stuck...

“A lie gets halfway around the world before the truth has a chance to put its pants on.” – Winston Churchill I watched all of...

I thought I had been inspired enough for one week, but I was so wrong. I thought it was inspiring enough to watch seven innings...

The holiday season may be a lousy time to talk about such things, but what are you doing about diet and exercise? With the nation...

Three weeks before Christmas and inside my house, No presents were purchased not even by mouse. With Black sales and Cyber deals far in the...