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NATIONAL SIBLINGS DAY FORGETS THE ONLY CHILD

April 11, 2020 by

Does National Siblings Day mean anything to an only child? I’ve heard talk from only children, about how they long for a brother or sister, how much they miss family when they see others together. If you have brothers and sisters, and hear an adult only child whine about their aloneness, what is your response? […]

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FATHER’S DAY REMINDER: WHO’S YOUR DADDY?

June 16, 2018 by

  When my kids were young we played a game of ‘Who’s Your Daddy’ one Father’s Day.   It started and ended with one question: “Who would you rather have as a dad than me?”   I had their answers all planned out. Of course they’d favor me?   Instead of a simple “You” as […]

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THREE AGING MEN, AGING BODIES. LADIES’ MEN?

February 17, 2017 by

    No one likes admitting it, especially aging men.   Who are the top aging men on the scene? Even though he’s newly married and expecting a baby, George Clooney must be driving that bus. He’s aging? You’d never know. But who ever thought Paul Newman would get old? Or Robert Redford? Instead of […]

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7 BILLION AND COUNTING? THAT’S A LOT OF BIRTH UNCONTROL

February 5, 2017 by

Facing birth uncontrol with “Tell me what to do?” For starters, don’t do THAT!   Personal uniqueness and individuality? Check. Fully armed with human rights? Check. Warm and dry and fed? Check. Ready to listen to the other 6,999,999,999 scream out to be like you? Sorry, man, you’re breaking up. You wanna repeat that? ‘Cause […]

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BUSY HANDS TELL THIS STORY

October 20, 2016 by

Hers were busy hands. She was a woman who did more than she took credit for, gave all she had, then made more. Joan needed busy hands. A baker’s daughter, she learned lessons early; how to mix and cook and clean up afterwards was in her DNA. Memories shot through a hospital room in a […]

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BOOMER CAREER PATHS LEAD MILLENNIALS

August 25, 2015 by

The Difference Between The Corporate Ladder And Building Your Own Boomer Career Paths? You’ve met people, chances are you’ve been one of them, who moved every five years. The company you started with out of college has been good to you, paying for your MBA good. The office joined in when you got married and […]

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