Perhaps it is because of all the years I lived in Alexandria, Virginia daily driving or riding the metropast Arlington Cemetery where relatives rest in peace among the thousands uponthousands of others lying beneath white…
Oh, man… Have you ever signed up to do something, forgotten to write it down and then onlyremembered it again, on the day of the event, when you saw your name printed in the program…
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…
The only dancing I remember doing this past December 14th was in Zumba class. Maybe that is why I missed the dancing in the street. Surely there was dancing in the streets that Wednesday after…
How do you feel when you see someone given a free home? The folks in Houston, Texas watched this happen at a Texans football game when Sara Wood, a marine widow, was given the surprise…
You have to admit, any gal with a name like “Penny” has to know something about change… I wish it were that simple but, what I know about change, I have learned the hard way…
Have you ever been on TV or been an extra in a movie? If the answer is, “yes” then you understand how intoxicating 15 minutes of fame can be and how easy it is to…
In September we marked the 20th anniversary of the launching of the Hubble Space telescope. During the same period, we watched and waited as news was released stating a defunct NASA climate satellite, the size of…
“Where was God when the unthinkable happened in Tucson, Arizona this week?” It was an honest question asked of me by a friend struggling with her faith. One that was hard, really hard, to answer….
It was only normal for the neighbors to call 911 when they heard the torturous screams of a child from the house next door. Not so normal was for the police to be greeted by…