I am often reminded that in my day-to-day activities, as author Erma Bombeck used to say “if life is a bowl of cherries, what am I doing in the pits?” Our daily lives are a series of highs and lows, of calm and confusion, and how we handle the more chaotic situations – especially when various factors of stress are placed on us, is different for each of us as individuals. I’ll use myself as an example. I’ve had a…
I know, I know – Father’s Day was this past Sunday (but my publishing day is Monday, so I’m going to talk about it anyway). Often overlooked and underappreciated, I hope you all took the time to raise a glass in honor of Dad this past week. Fathers do so much – and are often more than happy to perform their duties under the radar. Whether it’s figuring out how to pay for college, mowing the lawn, changing the burnt…
If you’ve ventured outside recently in the four-state area, then you’ve probably been greeted by the loud and rhythmic buzzing of cicadas. It’s the return of “Brood X” – the largest group of cicadas that make an appearance every seventeen years in the Central-Atlantic states along the Eastern seaboard. For the next few weeks, millions of these insects will emerge after their long slumber – and for a month or so they will molt, eat, mate, and then drop dead,…
Yes, because we don’t have enough days to recognize various aspects of life, this coming Thursday, June 10th is “officially” recognized as “Iced Tea Day”. I doubt if there will be any parades. There won’t be a special doughnut at your favorite shop or commemorative attire offered at your local department store, but some ambitious marketing intern has somehow convinced the powers-that-be that THIS is what America was missing. A day to celebrate iced tea. So be it. So the…