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How I Stopped Having to Get Up on the Roof
When I first bought my house 20 years ago, I scampered up and down the ladder onto the roof as frequently as needed to clean the gutters. One day I narrowly avoided a serious accident that made me realize I needed to get off the roof forever.
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How Mom Quelled the Great Panic
My mom, Helen Lucille Cadore Maher, was a hoot. She didn't intend to be funny, which made her even funnier. And from early on in her life she tended to say what she thought, without first running it through her logic or etiquette filters.
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Extraverts and Introverts: How Your Myers-Briggs Preference Affects the Way You Interact with People
Extraversion and Introversion, as defined by the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI), refer to your preference in the way you interact with people, and identify the source of your energy. The bottom-line definition, according to Car Jung (on whose work the MBTI is based), is that an Extravert's...
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How To Find The Right Cat For You
You've decided to adopt a cat--congratulations! Cats are wonderful companions, and they have a wide range of personalities, so it's not hard to find one who's just right for you. To do that, though, you have to ask yourself a few questions to identify what you really want in your feline friend.
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Thanksgiving The Hard Way
When I was growing up, we did Thanksgiving the hard way. No store-bought pies, no Stove Top stuffing, and certainly no restaurants. Nope, we did a lot of it from scratch, though I'm sure both of my grandmothers, who did their cooking in the first half of the 20th century, would have thought we had...
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I Don't Fly Anymore: 3 Reasons to Avoid Air Travel
I used to fly. I used to like it, too. Starting with my first flight as a child in 1962, I've flown in small, private airplanes, military prop planes and jets, and commercial aircraft of all types.
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Wild Turkeys in My Garden: Combat!
I am a country gardener. I live several miles from town on the high plains, in an area where there's no such thing as a fenced yard. Sixty-foot ponderosa pines grow thickly on and around my property. Wildlife abounds--black bears, white-tailed deer, coyotes, foxes, squirrels, rabbits. Oh, and...
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Right, Power, Privilege, and License: They're Not the Same!
Have you ever noticed how often people with a weak argument will insist that whatever issue they’re advocating is a right? The words “right,” “power,” “privilege,” and “license” are related, but by no means identical, and using them correctly will not only strengthen your own arguments, but enable...