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What NOT To Call The Supreme Court Chief Justice Of The United States
In all the years I worked in Hollywood, I never once asked for an autograph. The first time I do? It’s for the Supreme Court Chief Justice, John Roberts.
How Do You Forgive A Complete Ass?
One of my chores growing up was walking our dog, Otis. Like most chores, however, my mom picked up the slack and offered me a deal. "I'll walk Otis in rain, sleet and snow, if you walk with me and Otis whenever it's sunny and warm." That was a no brainer: "I promise,"...
Is It Too Late For A Late Bloomer To Bloom?
There's something about the anonymity and diversity of living in a big city that gives me a sense of comfort and a feeling of fitting in, so when our two boys were approaching school age and my husband mentioned moving from Chicago to a small town subdivision, I was...
What About Hope?
I know of a man that died recently. He was three months shy of turning one-hundred and one. He was an alcoholic. Born in 1915 after the advent of the first world war, he lived through the Depression, the second world war, and the terrorists' attacks on September 11th,...
How Do You Know When Grief Has Overstayed Its Welcome?
After the recent shock of an unexpected death, grief has become an unwelcome companion, but a necessary one in the healing process…
Is Prison Better Than Marriage?
One man thinks so. I read an article the other day. A seventy-year old, Kansas City man walked into a bank and handed a note to a Teller that read: " I have a gun, give me money." After the Teller proceeded to hand over cash, the man, instead of running, sat down with...
Who Do You Think You Are?
Have you ever seen the television movie, Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer? I used to watch it every Christmas as a kid and every Christmas I bawled my eyes out. I hate when Rudolph gets ousted from the reindeer games and I hurt for the misfit toys and Hermey the Elf who...
If There Is A God, I Hope She Loves Me Like My Mom
My Mom was always up for playing a game and if there wasn't a game to play, she would make one up - especially when I was little, and especially if it helped her to occupy my time. We played one game every week that was a cross between Tic-Tac-Toe and Connect-the...
Run, Bike, Walk, Carry, What?
I had just finished the bike event of a Duathlon with a flat tire, which I continued riding on for several miles, until…
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Do You Know Who Your Mom Friends Are?
I'm doing a duathlon in June, but the last time I ran was at last year's duathlon. So this past Saturday, I committed to getting some miles in. I texted my Mom-Friend and told her I was on my way over: "Can you do CPR because I'm running to your house and if Im not...
A Masterpiece In The Garden Of Us
The temperature in the hotel room was seventy degrees. A little cool for me, but I had on my lovely flannel pajamas and matching winter hat, plus, I turned up the thermostat a couple notches when my husband, Andy, and my two boys, Danny and Mark, left for the pool. It...
You Can’t Handle The Truth!
I recently saw a series of lithographs by French painter, printmaker, and caricaturist, Honore-Victorin Daumier. His prolific work focuses mostly on social commentary and political satire in France during the mid-1800s, but his message is timeless. It made me think....