Probably three of the most important men in my life served in our military. My dad and my father-in-law served in World War II, and my brother-in-law served in Viet Nam. All three are gone now, and are laid to rest in a national cemetery on Long Island called Calverton. They served our country and […]
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There was a lively discussion recently about helping children and helping children abroad. One person made it clear that they were more in favor of helping those who live right here in the USA than taking that help elsewhere abroad out of the United States. “Why are we helping someone else before helping our own?…….They should……” And […]
There comes a point, in situations, when information given should be enough information received. I have often found it interesting in this ‘instant information’ world how much people press for details. But truthfully, there comes a time when more information will do little to change our individual world. It is a given that when someone […]
Bill Cosby did it, so did a man by the name of Art Linkletter; they hosted a show entitled Kids Say the Darndest Things. The title says it all; one never knows what kids will say and I have found it incredibly hilarious when I have read a story of something a child said; and parents have […]
Duncansville, Pennsylvania is a little town that I am sure famed artist Norman Rockwell would have loved. Strangers actually smile and DO SAY hello when passing, and you can feel the ‘local-ness’ from everyone in the town. It sits in the heart of hills and mountains all around and almost every building looks like it has a […]
Day 7 for Karen Graffeo’s (who blogs and hosts at Bittersweet Diabetes) Diabetes Blog Week. The fifth annual Diabetes Blog Week started Monday and today is the last day. Congratulations on a simple idea that grows each year. Today is our favorite things about this week. So with apologies to Rogers and Hammerstein (and surely Julie Andrews as well); to the tune […]