There have been many times in my life, when I thought someone was following me, taking notes and then used what they saw in a narrative, a presentation, or a Sunday sermon. I truly believed that, and still do, especially in the past when going to church and listening to homilies delivered by ...

Recently, I spotted a jar full of blue liquid that brought back an entire chapter of my childhood. Beside the nail salon’s sink, sits a large glass jar with a chrome lid, filled with Barbicide. It is the very same disinfectant, in the same-styled container, used in the beauty salon I worked ...

There are things I appreciate now that I’m older that I didn’t give a hoot about a few short decades ago. A good can opener is one of those things. I have a fancy one now and it cost way less than a Mazzerati. I can whip open a can of corn in record time like I am cutting loose a slab of ...

I remember the year the children got to vote on the state insect. I have no idea what their choices were, but they were thrilled when the firefly was chosen. Fireflies provided a lot of fun for them. At night we often sat outside – either at the farm or at Hickory Heights. Since this was ...

During the first session we met Monica and Peti, a married couple who had been in crisis. They called several times in a short duration even as I was in session. Once my sessions were completed was I fully able to respond to them. Thankfully clients already in session were understandable and ...

Amazingly, a movie not made for entertainment or even with family-friendly appeal, but for urgent public awareness has drawn millions to theaters. The receipts breaking the $150 million mark prove it. It makes you weep over the heinous practice of selling and marketing children to indulge the ...