It’s good to be green
Slainte! On the eve of St. Paddy’s Day, I am always moved to reminisce about my Irish heritage.
Small Talk
A tough pill to swallow
Come on, AARP. Come on, medical science. Let’s think small.
Raindrops keep messin’ with my head
I realize yardwork is to be expected by late February in SoCal, but I find I’m not quite ready to give up my book by
Second banana or sour grapes?
I’d have made a lousy pioneer wife.
Turns out, I’m not an Olympian
No matter how hard I try, I can no longer pretend I could be an Olympic athlete.
A toy-car trip down memory lane
Most disturbing to my non-collector heart is that the more I learned about this boxful of toys, the less I wanted to part with them.
Year of the Tiger could be wild one
I want to wish you all a bountiful Lunar New Year of the Tiger, 4720.
The great microwave experiment
Most of my microwave experiments result in some minor disaster and this was no exception.
A librarian’s tips for kids, adult books
Being regularly awash in books, I occasionally take a minute to share some of the best of my recent reads.
Breathing well is the best revenge
I wish I could time-travel back to the newsroom where I lost the good fight, trying to get my editor to let some fresh air
