In an effort to keep our heating costs in line, Earl and I agreed we would set the thermostat at seventy degrees for the winter months. Given that my son, Kevin, sets his at sixty-three, we’re not that brave. Nevertheless,

 … finish reading My New Best Friend

The holiday season is upon us, and it’s shorter than usual this year with only four weeks between Thanksgiving and Christmas. It’s probably a retailer’s nightmare in that there is less time in which to reap great profits. For me,

 … finish reading Christmas as a Gauge

I’m not a morning person; in fact, I’m hardly an afternoon person. Call me nocturnal and accept when I say I hate to hear an alarm clock go off. My body retreats into the fetal position while my mind registers

 … finish reading No Alarm, Please

Our health club just put in an additional parking lot. I’m not good at determining sizes, but I’d say it’s about half the size of a football field. It’s all smooth blacktop too. Which is an inline skater’s dream. Particularly

 … finish reading Eureka!

I love rings and have been collecting them over forty years, the first one being a diamond engagement ring I received at Christmas in 1964. I married the giver the following year. Back then, my list of desired rings was

 … finish reading The Last Ring

It isn’t uncommon for me to spend a couple hours each week talking with old friends who live far away from St. Joseph. This week, for instance, I talked for almost two hours with my friend Peg, who lives in

 … finish reading Long Distance Friendships