Happy end of summer / start of fall   (also known as the time of year when we think summer will never end).  I have high hopes of “speaking/writing” cooler weather into existence! It’s a new world.  I remember ...

What a month!  When I was single, I worked for a company that required a great deal of travel. I remember one month in Illinois when I walked into the newspaper staff room and asked WHY ...

There’s an old saying: “You don’t know what you have until it’s gone.”  Wes and I just returned from a lengthy trip across the pond.  We spent time in France, Italy, and Greece doing some research and ...

Happy June!  Summer is upon us, as is Father’s Day and all the fun, sunny things we enjoy this time of year. One recent morning, I started the day with a tremendous grin.  Why? As I was getting ...