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THE ARCHIVES

  • Casserole or Hot Dish?

    It depends on where you live. How far east of the Rockies do you have to go before the dish morphs from Casserole to Hot Dish? My family and I lived for 15 years…

  • Your Vote is Your Voice

    Do you vote in political elections? We lived by this belief or mantra: “If you don’t vote, you have no room to complain about things you don’t like going on in the world politically.” …

  • Be the Change

  • After a Good Night’s Sleep

    Anyone who knows me, knows I love mornings. I feel my best, think my best, and work my best at the start of the day. Just last week, I recognized something that I have…

  • Sleep is Healing

    Have you ever felt like you wanted to zip your skin off, crawl out of it, and leave it in your bed to disintegrate and go down the drain in the weekly wash with…

  • DNA, The Tattler

    My aunt recently shared a photograph with me, one that immediately pulled me in. Sitting at the top of a set of steps in front of their home are my great-grandfather Carnahan and great-grandmother…

  • Love My Hummer!

    I’m procrastinating getting ready for work this morning. I have a new job, and learning new things has never come easily for me. I didn’t leave my last job by choice, so there’s a…

  • My View From Here

    Living in the city, no matter the size, is waking in the morning to the smell and feel of fresh night air. A yawn and a stretch later, that intoxicating aroma is smothered by…

  • Brrrr…

    The wind blows hard here at times. We are not “The Windy City” but we could be a close second. Today, the temperature outside is 55 degrees with high winds, which makes it feel…