Seeing Red on Red-Wearing Valentine’s Day

       “The heart gets quiet when it gets listened to.” ~ author unknown Whether to impress, reassure, or simply shout it from the rooftops, 52% of us will honor Valentine’s Day by spending, on average, a whopping $192 on gifts. In fact, about 30% of us will spend so...

Wonderment…

     It took 700 days, but here in the Philly area, it finally snowed on Tuesday. Supermarket cash registers hummed, schools closed, and sledding made a comeback. Today, Friday of the same week and around 5 o’clock this morning, the white, fluffy stuff started falling...

2024 New Year Resolutions: Yes? No?

“Be always at war with your vices, at peace with your neighbors, and let each new year find you a better person.” ~ Benjamin Franklin It’s the first day of a whole new year, so will you be first stepping into 2024 with self-help promises in mind? After all,...

“You Can’t Buy Love, But You Can Rescue It”

 “Until one has loved an animal, a part of one’s soul remains unawakened.” ~ Anatole France, 1921 Nobel Laureate For the fifth year, Subaru's National#MakeADog’sDay, October 22, once again "shines the spotlight on hard-to-adopt dogs—the older, deaf, blind, and...

Take a Bow, Mr. Edison

As you well know, August 1st came and went, taking with it every last incandescent lightbulb on store shelves. Banned after 16 years on the chopping block, all you can do now is use any still on hand or toss them out. It's now LED bulbs’ time to shine, and they do it...

Teaching Today: Still a Calling or Now Just a Job?

    I was not “called” into teaching; instead, I fell into it after finally asking, “What do English majors do?” The usual answer was teach, so I did, and I loved it and the 8th graders who, year after year, graced my classroom. I left it behind because I got old,...