We’re half way through the timeline for NaNoWriMo—National Novel Writing Month—and once again, I wasn’t able to take up the challenge of writing a whole book in 30 days. Fact is, I know I’ll never be able to do this in any November, and it niggles at the core of my...
The woman pictured on the left was born on this date in 1815. That’s right—199 years ago. She lived to be 86, and was instrumental in writing “The Declaration of Sentiments” at the Seneca Falls Convention in 1848. What’s that? Can’t put a name with those initials in...
Progress rarely happens along a straight, upward-moving line. And so it is with the state of my dear friend Rick’s health. But we’re not complaining. The trend is upward, and we’re all about trends. Three months ago today, Rick was suffering from massive fluid build...
Although he will definitely be missed in Long Beach, not-so-little-any-more Theo has triumphantly returned to Hillsboro to live with Rick. We were all a little nervous about this arrangement at first, but the cardiologist agreed that as long as Theo leaves the power...
Tomorrow is the first Tuesday of November. The first Tuesday of November stirs a certain deep-seated patriotism within me. I am thrilled that I get to help choose the future course of our country and manage its laws. History shows us numerous instances where just a...
