Perhaps it is because of all the years I lived in Alexandria, Virginia daily driving or riding the metro past Arlington Cemetery where relatives rest in peace among the thousands upon thousands of others lying beneath white crosses.                                                                                                                        Perhaps it is because I grew up as a Girl Scout and then as a baton twirler marching in Memorial Day parades     read more

Oh, man…  Have you ever signed up to do something, forgotten to write it down and then only remembered it again, on the day of the event, when you saw your name printed in  the program as the person responsible? I was in  Sunday School class when it happened to me. The person to my right leaned over and whispered,     read more

Have you ever wondered why you describe yourself as “feeling blue” when you are sad or in a melancholy state? “Feeling blue” is a naval term coined by the deepwater sailing ships of old. When a ship lost the captain during its voyage, it was customary for her to return to port with a band of blue painted along her     read more