Jan Bono’s Blog

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...

Years ago, after a school assembly that featured jugglers, one of the other elementary teachers in my building capitalized on her students’ immediate enthusiasm and decided to teach them to juggle. I don’t believe she actually juggled herself at the time, but she...

I know it’s early. I’m in shock myself to be sitting at my bazaar table in a Santa Hat the next two days instead of sporting my Halloween pumpkin antenna headgear. But the way the calendar lined up, my first Holiday Bazaar and Bake Sale of the season takes place...