Columns Small TalkIt’s good to be greenJean GilletteMarch 15, 2022 March 15, 2022076 Slainte! On the eve of St. Paddy’s Day, I am always moved to reminisce about my Irish heritage.
Columns Small TalkA tough pill to swallowJean GilletteMarch 9, 2022 March 9, 20220107 Come on, AARP. Come on, medical science. Let’s think small.
Columns Small TalkRaindrops keep messin’ with my headJean GilletteMarch 1, 2022 March 1, 2022052 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
Columns Small TalkSecond banana or sour grapes?Jean GilletteFebruary 22, 2022 February 22, 2022061 I’d have made a lousy pioneer wife.
Columns Small TalkTurns out, I’m not an OlympianJean GilletteFebruary 15, 2022 February 15, 2022090 No matter how hard I try, I can no longer pretend I could be an Olympic athlete.
Columns Small TalkA toy-car trip down memory laneJean GilletteFebruary 8, 2022 February 8, 20220254 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.
Columns Small TalkYear of the Tiger could be wild oneJean GilletteFebruary 1, 2022 February 1, 20220134 I want to wish you all a bountiful Lunar New Year of the Tiger, 4720.
Columns Small TalkThe great microwave experimentJean GilletteJanuary 26, 2022 January 26, 2022080 Most of my microwave experiments result in some minor disaster and this was no exception.
Columns Small TalkA librarian’s tips for kids, adult booksJean GilletteJanuary 18, 2022 January 18, 20220119 Being regularly awash in books, I occasionally take a minute to share some of the best of my recent reads.
Columns Small TalkBreathing well is the best revengeJean GilletteJanuary 11, 2022January 17, 2022 January 11, 2022January 17, 20220234 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