There is a famous song football fans will soon be hearing.  “Are You Ready for Some Football!“  Yes, training camps have begun, with the usual bantering about who will improve, who will fall back and whether Brett Favre will be returning to the Minnesota Vikings for his 20th year in the sport. I thought I [...]

We’re seeing them again on TV.  Yes, the back to school ads remind us that it won’t be long now, and kids will be returning to school.  That was never a favorite thought of mine even though I came from a family that had great respect for both education and teachers.  When I think of [...]

Is anyone noticing, as I am, that there is more harshness in the words that are spoken all around us and less listening to one another?  It appears that more and more, people spar with one another with their words, often talking through each other.  Words are repeated out of context in order to cause [...]

I enjoy cooking and looking through recipes, searching for just the right one to try.  However, through the years, I have become leery of the ones that are said to “never fail”.  In fact two such recipes that come to mind turned out to be total flops, and of course, it could have been my [...]

For those who follow NBA basketball, this has been known as “The Summer of LeBron”. Superstar, LeBron James, whose contract with the Cleveland Cavaliers has come to an end, has been deciding which of the many teams who have been courting him, will be his choice for the 2010/2011 season. On July 8, during an [...]