As I sit here, on my bed, we are having our carpet cleaned in the other room. The carpet cleaner, a man we will refer to as CeeCee, knocked on our door a little past 9 a.m. He has the mustache of either an evil villain or a silent-movie star or both. It is precisely the type of bushy, curly ...

Ah, the words of that happy-go-lucky song many remember, lent by the voices of Nathan Lane (Timon), Ernie Sabella (Pumbaa), Jason Weaver (Simba the Cub), and Joseph Williams (Simba, as an adult) in the popular Disney movie, The Lion King. I am sure just hearing the title of that song, paints ...

Let’s meet Aida. She’s 51, gainfully employed until recently, married to Steven for 28 years, and has four grown children together. Three are on their own, two married with young children, and one son living at home. She’s 5 feet 2 inches tall and weighs 138 pounds. She has dark hair ...

Often, we say things that really do not mean what they say. The summer we had an exchange student from France we found out just how many of these we said. It seemed like he was always confused and he showed it by his expression. He found some turtle wax on the table and asked about it. Do we ...

Monday. Stretching over the far side of my bed, I could watch the dog’s rhythmic breathing. So Molly was still alive. Thank you, God. But why hadn’t she awakened me at seven (or earlier) as was her wont? It was almost eight o’clock. Frightened, I called to her. Relieved, I saw her ...

Well, February might be the shortest month of the year, but it always feels like the longest. And it might not surprise you to find that it is the most disliked month of the year, according to a Gallup poll. February is still far enough away from spring and still solidly winter to make it ...