I threw a pity party last week, and no one showed up. Even I found it to be rather pathetic. I blame it on a nasty head cold and upper respiratory mess, and all is better now, I assure you. Of course, this happened while my buddy, Kathy, was sending me texts and emails from her visit to sunny California. I retaliated by hacking onto the computer screen and into the phone. Now that made me feel better!I am a pitiful patient, to be sure. Wait, a patient implies a caretaker. Cancel that. I am just Continue Reading

Merry Christmas!As you gather with family and friends, may you use this time of reflection, joy and celebration to take a quick glimpse back and cast a hopeful eye toward the future.  Christmas is a time of much gift giving and once you have all of yours wrapped, why not add a ribbon to the perfect gift - forgiveness.  Forgiveness.  Hmmm.How much better off we would be if we could forgive others.  Maybe it’s the drivers who annoy us, the waiter who ignores us, friends whose Continue Reading

I finally sat down and wrote out a couple of dozen Christmas cards. Oh I know, that’s not many to some folks, but it’s a couple of dozen more than I said I was going to send this year, because I’ve had a case of the good old holiday blues. So it felt good to think about each person I was writing to while reliving the relationships. Whether your family lights an advent candle or a menorah, the holiday season is one usually filled with great emotion. Preparing special foods, filling the home with Continue Reading

Everyone needs a Coffee Jam in their neighborhood. Think of it as the TV bar Cheers, where everyone knows your name, but without a liquor license, and instead of people bellying up to the bar, they hunker down in one of the over-stuffed chairs, or around one of the glass tables, and enjoy a delicious sandwich or bowl of soup with their favorite cup of coffee. I had driven past the place for a couple of years, but never felt the urge to visit as I don’t drink coffee. Then someone suggested Continue Reading