THE SNOW CAME ANYWAY

Go back in time for a moment, not too far – 2006 will do. Do you remember a book called “The Secret?” It was a best-selling “self-help” book written by Rhonda Byrne. Based on the law of attraction and that “positive thinking can create life-changing results such as increased wealth, health, and happiness.” No disrespect to those ...

PREDICTIONS OF THAT “WINTER WHITE” STUFF

Yesterday afternoon those worrisome weather reports started breaking through my “regularly scheduled program” to inform us about a “Winter Storm Watch” headed straight for my backyard! By dinner time, more reports came in, bellowing specific words from the television like: “accumulation – heavy at times – throughout the night.” If the goal among networks was to ...

INFANT VS. TODDLER

After Leo's arrival, a few people asked me what were the advantages and/or disadvantages of bringing home a 6 month old puppy. After the third or fourth person, I found myself pondering my own preferences. When I brought Harley home, it was the last weekend in January, and he was nine weeks old. The weather ...