I'm having trouble breathing past the tightness and the pain. Jude is dead. Now my family has a Jude-sized hole in it. And it really hur...

A friend asked me about art opportunities for her son (who spent his morning making masks)... and I said: There are some venues around her...

You know, sometimes the down-and-dirty part of life really gets to me... the stupid allergies and the limits they impose on me, the bad shou...

I don't usually post about food since others do that much better than I ever could, but these gluten-free blackberry scones are (well, w...

I am always amazed (and not in a good way) at the abundance of people whose first response to any challenge is "I can't..." ...

It seems to me, after these past 10 days, that the death of a dear one makes us feel like we are ourselves lost. Tragic, unexpected, untim...

My Las Vegas vacation is just about over. We've been here about a week. We've done some fun things and spent some great family time....

This is being argued in court today. "Fidelity": Don't Divorce... from Courage Campaign on Vimeo . Hopefully NPR will give ...

This breaks my heart. I've signed the letter. I don't usually do this sort of thing. I don't know if things like this are effec...

Over the holidays Abelisto & I drove to Las Vegas to spend time with family. We also took Nova back to Vegas to live. She finished her ...

I started this blog on August 2nd of last year. I had just learned my father was dying of lung cancer. The bridge in Minneapolis had just co...

I made the biggest mistake I can remember making. My father was dying. We knew this. Over the last few days he had nearly stopped eating. Th...

Today is my parent's 52nd wedding anniversary. Can you still say its an anniversary if one parent has passed away? Last year, about a we...

We just spent 6 wonderful days with Daughter #1 and our 3-year old granddaughter. They flew in from Las Vegas (which Granddaughter calls Los...

Okay, I admit it. I was (am) a fan of Steve Irwin the Crocodile Hunter. I know he was a geek, but he was such an entertaining geek. I spent ...