There's been a severe house fire in the neighborhood next to mine. A grandmother, mother, teenage daughter, and baby boy have lost everything. They are safe. But they are left with nothing. I can't imagine. This is a time for the community, far and wide, to pull together. Every … [Read more...] about Please Help Fire Victims
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Happy Birthday to Me
1968 was a leap year. They say it was the Year That Rocked the World. The Tet Offensive began. Martin Luther King, Jr. was killed. The civil rights movement was raging. The 747 rolled out. Bras burned. Yale decided to admit women. Hair debuted on Broadway. Hot Wheels rolled. … [Read more...] about Happy Birthday to Me
Run Off the Road
I write this hurriedly, in a frenzy really. My fingers are clacking at the keyboard with an intensity that mimics my heart racing. I feel my heart bursting, my eyes welling, and a lump the size of an apricot in my throat. I'm writing with no regard for grammar, … [Read more...] about Run Off the Road
Talking Flu Shots for National Immunization Month
This is a sponsored post, but the opinions are all mine. August is National Immunization Awareness Month. Immunizations are important to me. This is actually a gross understatement. Through my work with Shot@Life, I have seen life saving vaccines given to children in … [Read more...] about Talking Flu Shots for National Immunization Month
National Teacher Day
I had one of the world's worst teachers on the planet in high school. This was her Valentine's Day poem to me. "Roses are red. Violets are blue. Everyone's passing. Why aren't you?" She read that aloud to the class. She was not being ironic or satirical. She was … [Read more...] about National Teacher Day
Happy Birthday, Shot@Life! – Wordless Wednesday
Of Boston and Bombs
This is our read aloud book right now. Bird and Deal are so mesmerized that they pleaded for just. one. more. chapter. and volunteered to give up media the following day just to hear more about Louis the swan. It made me proud, and I happily indulged. Truth be told, I wanted to … [Read more...] about Of Boston and Bombs