the x factor

the x factor

On Jan 20th, 2024 a headline flashed across my phone and made me do a little shimmy. It had the audacity to identify the news as a ‘rare’ event even though we had just finished experiencing something similar in 2021. That year, two broods of Cicadas known as ‘Brood X’...
the child within

the child within

“all those who wonder are not off-track” – toniya The Summer I turned 57 my girlfriends took me on an hour-long train ride for my birthday. Now I am not particularly drawn to trains or love them or anything, but that was about to change. The day of...
the thing about change | part 2: DNA matters

the thing about change | part 2: DNA matters

The acronym DNA (Deoxyribonucleic Acid) has become fairly common in our everyday parlance and is often used to imply something innate within us. Anything from one’s familial habits, to one’s physical features or the propensity for certain mannerisms, diseases, even...
A New Beginning

A New Beginning

How did an extrovert such as myself come to dread the end of an extended quarantine? It was May 2021 and my mailbox had begun to stock a steady influx of invitations. There were graduations, neighborhood block parties, Bar-B-Qs and picnics. We seemed to have finally...
Everything has its Price

Everything has its Price

Ever seen something and without looking at a price tag guessed what it would cost to obtain?  It is a great road trip game – guess the price of the passing houses or the cars that pass. We do this in life all the time, often unconsciously.  Think about it, you see a...

Summer relief is spelled “S-H-A-R-E-D”

Want to know how to get through Summer without breaking the bank, easily filling in the extended daylight hours with activities and still have some time to devote to date night and/or me-time? The answer is to “Share The Summer”.  Here is how….. Get 4 of your favorite...