Why Go to D.C.? Endless number of possibilities arose while discussing our vacation destination. I’d never been to Portugal, that sounded delicious; good food, great wines. Love the Far East. A new bride in the family extended an invitation to… (READ MORE)
Not Normal “Reach out and touch somebody’s hand, make this world a better place, if you can.” We go about our day busy with whatever we think is important; a new project at work, a visit to the gym, a… (READ MORE)
“Going Dark for a Day” Today may seem like the oddest of days to “Go Dark.” Since the Internet was invented (Thanks, Al Gore?) I have been a constant user. Before the Internet, I was an avid “news watcher.” But… (READ MORE)
Why Bother Voting? Blah, blah, blah. The news drones on and on, each day’s headlines are worse than the day before. Whether you get your news from television (you have two choices – FOX or any other channel), the Internet… (READ MORE)
“Reading” You never really miss something you take for granted until it’s gone. I can’t imagine not being able to hear music (which has always been important in my life) or not being able to walk about freely (also been… (READ MORE)
VOLUNTEER [noun] a person who does something, especially helping other people, willingly and without being forced or paid to do it. Definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary Funny, I always think of “volunteer” as a verb, not a noun,… (READ MORE)
“…, too.” Such a little word “too.” Sometimes it carries great weight as in the past few months attached to the “Me, too” movement. Sometimes it takes on questionable meaning like when you tell someone “I love you” and he… (READ MORE)
“Used to…” When I visited my father in his “senior living” situation, he told me he knew when a resident started the conversation with “Used to…” that he was in for a boring trip down memory lane of how the… (READ MORE)
2 Takes on 1 Hike I have always said that a journalist has incredible ability to slant a story. “I could make Hitler look good” has been facetiously uttered as an example, and as abhorrent as that reality is, it’s… (READ MORE)
Hattie McDaniel and Hazel Wolf – Stars Shine One Weekend Only March is International Women’s Month and two one act plays by playwright and author Rebecca Redshaw will be performed at Olympic Theatre Arts on March 9th, 10th, and 11th…. (READ MORE)