Once a year, on the first Saturday of May, an extreme goodness fills the air, an extreme goodness that began 19 years ago when 90 Hearts and Hammers volunteers broke bread, backs and brawn to repair 17 South Whidbey homes.
A couple of weeks ago during morning coffee with the boys, I noticed after a few lukewarm sips that I…
In anticipation of next Sunday’s broadcast of the 83rd Academy Awards ceremony, last week I sent my annual Oscar e-mail to fellow film buffs and buffettes, soliciting their votes for our annual Loose Caboose Fantasy Oscar Awards.
The older I get, the more I seem to be enjoying stillness.
Stillness was not part of our upbringing.
Given that 2010 is the Year of the Tiger, celebrated by the Chinese and others around the world, it only seems natural to honor the Tiger, symbol of boldness and brevity, as we share Five Important Things I Learned in 2010.
The human memory, fragilely reliable as it is, is oft-times affected by one or more of the following: perception, retention, repetition and age.
Remember that song we were all taught in grade school?
During our recent heat wave of octogenarian temperatures, I was reminded of one of the simpler pleasantries — shopping by…
The other day I received an e-mail from a friend of mine suggesting that I take a free online test…
As usual, last Sunday’s Mother’s Day was filled with joyful reminiscence. Ever since our Mom died unexpectedly, 41 years ago…
Ever have an opportunity to serve as a juror? “Jury service” had new meaning for me recently as our 40-plus…
