My 3 Cents
Countdown – to What? There was no way I was going to read all 920 pages of Project 2025. If they had contacted me a year ago, I might have considered offering my editing skills which would have reduced the… (READ MORE)
My 3 Cents
It Matters How can Christians being sacrificed to lions, politicians running for office, and pickleball games possibly be connected? I recently played in a pickleball tournament. The participants were senior women from a neighboring community, all (supposedly) of a… (READ MORE)
My 3 Cents
Endings and Beginnings I’m in that period of limbo where my current major writing project is near completion and it’s time to look forward. Should I peruse uncompleted works, dust off what I at one time considered worthy topics or… (READ MORE)
My 3 Cents
Old Song /New Meaning “Make new friends but keep the old. Some are silver and the others gold.” Typing this lyric, I had a flash back to scouting days and I apologize if you now have the tune in… (READ MORE)
My 3 Cents
Political Moratorium I’ve kept my time watching and reading the news to a minimum the last few years. Thirty second television sounds bites, online NYT headlines with an estimated reading time, and impromptu alerts on my phones are irritating. I… (READ MORE)
My 3 Cents
Goodbyes How important is the written word? The exchange of feelings? Are we truly too busy to write? With the advent of email there is really no excuse not to share a moment with a friend or family member. No… (READ MORE)
Revisiting the 50’s
Revisiting the 50’s Rather than the last minute, traditional year-end list of Top Ten “what-evers,” I decided to take the month of December and do something I had never done before. I didn’t work. Work for the last three decades… (READ MORE)
My 3 Cents “Thanks, PINK!”
Thanks, PINK! I recently saw PINK in concert and was blown away with her musicianship, her energy, her voice, and her dancing! Most specifically her song, “I’m Never Gonna Not Dance Again.” Anytime a lyricist can pull off a double… (READ MORE)
My 3 Cents Tornado Brain
Tornado Brain Usually, when I write My 3 Cents, an idea has been roiling around my brain for a while. When I finally sit down to write, the words flow quickly and by the time the “save” key is pressed… (READ MORE)
My 3 Cents Comparing Apples
Comparing Apples The usual cliché is “comparing apples to oranges,” but in this case (and since there now seem to be endless varieties of apples available), let’s compare fruit from the same tree. My sister Jennie died two days ago…. (READ MORE)