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)
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)
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)
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 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)
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)
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)
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)
DIRTY MONEY Of course, we all know money is dirty. It passes from hand to hand and stranger to stranger. One of the good things that came out of the pandemic is that most of us don’t touch money… (READ MORE)
“Long Time Out” September 29, 2022 was the last time I published a “My 3 Cents.” I suppose so much has happened over time, but like the daily news which I watched religiously for years and the Sunday New… (READ MORE)