I get hit with a double-whammy this time of year. One, it’s the start of a New Year, and two, my birthday is just days away. Each year around this time I start talking to myself: “Am I doing what I want/need/should be doing for my family/myself/t...

Today’s great idea came from my friend and colleague, Linda B. She’s a writer, too, and she is always thinkin’. Linda suggested I write about the upcoming primaries. She even gave it a title completely appropriate for me: “The Political Imbec...

Today my son said he would help me write my blog. He is, therefore, the muse’s muse. Or, as he calls it, “Mini-Muse.”   So, here we are, sitting at the computer together, and my son says how about if he talks, and I type. Since,...