Month: July 2006

It is like counting great riches looking back at the first reunion in 25 years of my grandparents’ descendants. All 11 of their grandchildren came. All but four of their great-great-grandchildren came. The great-grandchildren and spouses registered in with a 68 percent turn-out. The no-shows had to defend a doctoral thesis, recuperate from an illness…

Having a car break down alongside the road may require drastic measures to get help – especially when a guy drives. As a woman driver, I have had to open the trunk, haul out the jack and – sometimes even the tire – before a knight in shining armor stops and offers to wrench off…

The classical author of fairy tales, Hans Christian Anderson, frequently refuted the standard “fairy tale ending” with more realistic conclusions. In the “Emperor’s New Suit,” traveling scam artists zeroed in on the fashion conscious ruler. He believed their blarney that only those fit for their jobs would see the clothing which they created. At the…

With more money and house, we would have a gaming room, business conference center, craft headquarters, sewing room, repair bench, framing shop and gift wrapping center. Instead, we have a dining room table. First and foremost, it is a communal dining table where we share our days, thoughts and plans over dinner. All else bows…