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This is sixty.

Today is my birthday. I am 60 years old. It's hard to believe I've done 30 years twice. Sixty is 20 three times which seems...

If a frog had wings

The Way We Were has to be one of my all-time favorite movies. It's one of those that leaves the audience wishing for what used...

The backup plan

I purchased a house this morning. I guess I should say, “a tropical dwelling,” in Playa La Barqueta Chiriqui, Panama. Fully furnished 3 bedrooms,...

The resolution list

A new year… a fresh start… Maybe finally, becoming the person you've always wanted to be. Getting rid of the past.  Doing the things you’ve...

Nora’s Notes: peaceful waters

Wendy was my black Tennessee Walker - a feisty mare, built for speed. Riding her felt like being on water skies in the early...

Finding contentment in the now

I saw myself the other day - three little ones in the shopping cart and three older ones walking along behind, pushing another shopping...

Nora’s Notes

The automatic car wash hums its familiar tune as the colored foam falls on my windshield. It is my second trip through and I'm...

Who Can Be Against Us?

Her mom’s words whispered cautiously to the seven children sitting at the kitchen table. The smallest of the group watched as her father quickly...

View from the children’s table

Call it unnerving, grimacing, taunting - the tweets, the Facebook posts, the podcasts, the fingernails on the chalkboard which make the hairs stand up...

Starting New

A few short weeks ago, I looked out my bedroom window to a magical display of winter wonderland imagery– a yard covered in freshly...

How to Respond…

Every life matters...every life. Not just males or females. Not just athletic people or overweight people. Not just Christians or Muslims or Jews. And not just...

Just Another Veteran’s Day

A tribute to our nation's veterans