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A lousy hugger?

I am not a good hugger, but I am working on it. I didn’t realize that I was a lousy hugger until my friend Terri told me, “You are a lousy hugger.” I was slightly insulted. Wouldn’t you be? So I asked her, “What makes a good hug?” She replied, “Well, you could start...

Pay by the pound

With our three daughters out of the house now, Jolene and I have been adjusting to the world of empty nesting. As many of you told us, life is different. Certainly there are the big changes like a quieter house and a lower water bill, but I have noticed some smaller...

Stuff

In an effort to downsize and simplify, I have been moving a lot of “stuff” lately. You know. Stuff. We all have it, at least the noun definition: a group or scattering of miscellaneous objects or articles. “Stuff,” ironically, is also a verb, meaning: to fill by...

Going bananas

An apple a day may keep the doctor away, but what happens when you eat a banana every day? According to eatingwell.com, there are many benefits to eating bananas, including increasing your energy, maintaining a healthy weight, increasing your fiber intake, improving...

Flies are living large

We are certainly in the fall season, and you know what that means — flies! In fact, I am convinced that FALL stands for FLIES ARE LIVING LARGE.  Some people associate flies with summer, and I can deal with them during those months. It’s when the weather turns cold...