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Michelle’s legs were spread eagle 180 degrees while she sat with an easy-read book on the floor. “Are you a gymnast?” I asked. Her tiny little voice answered, “Yes, how do you know?” Robert read to me while we sat in the school hallway just outside his classroom. Ever since 1960, Sam I Am still doesn’t like Green Eggs and Ham! Syllable by syllable, Robert worked hard to...

Sadness weighs heavy in the hearts of millions of fans mourning the passing of disco icon Donna Summer. Although I parted with my silky smooth, wrinkle-free brown, black, blue, and red quiana wrap-around dance skirts decades ago, the memories have never faded. In the late 1970’s, innumerable hours were spent every Saturday night as the lovelorn, me included, jammed into...

Uch, his smirk makes me sick to my stomach now. I have always believed that most people are trustworthy to the core. And I still believe it despite how I was fooled on March 28, 2007. Today, John Edwards's trial for misusing campaign funds to cover up his affair with Rielle Hunter while he pursued presidential election in 2008 is winding down. He has pleaded not guilty. The case...

Kumbaya my Lord, kumbaya, oh Lord, kumbaya. 100 bottles of beer on the wall. 100 bottles of beer. Take one down, pass it around, 99 bottles of beer on the wall. 99 bottles of beer on the wall…….. Ah, those tunes we sang around the campfire. As the school year winds down, parents prepare to gleefully embrace the next season, sending their children to summer camp. Yipee! Time...

Thank you, President Obama, for endorsing same-sex marriage this past week. You unleashed the souls of many, allowing them to love freely. Don announced to me, “I’m getting a divorce.” Don worked for the printing company that printed the bank’s employee newsletter, which I was editor of. In addition to our serious professional relationship we had a very fun, casual friendship....

Today I went to Wal-Mart. A man with an equally long list of “Things To Buy” stopped me. “Excuse me, miss, can you tell me what these are?” he asked, pointing to the words on his list “knee-high or trouser socks.” He explained that his wife had asked him to buy some for her. I was quite taken by his steadfastness to find exactly what she wanted. It would have been...

The unexpected. It’s what happens when you have everything planned out perfectly. And when the rollercoaster gets going, you just have to let life take flight.My daughter’s preparation for final exams at school is giving me flashbacks of how true this is. Flashback #1: When my daughter was in kindergarten, the students were studying the metamorphosis of caterpillars. They had a...

Theresa stopped the entire Zumba class. Someone’s husband was talking to her so loudly she couldn’t function. But he was nowhere to be seen. She had to deliver his message to his wife. She did. Then class resumed like normal. I was channel surfing last night when I came across TLC’s “Long Island Medium” starring Theresa Caputo. She’s a mom, married with children, and...

“I’m right,” he said. “No, I’m right,” I said. About a week ago I bought some fresh salmon at Costco. We have an extra refrigerator-freezer in our garage. When I got home, I put the salmon in that refrigerator until I could get to it to cut it into slices and freeze it; salmon comes in a long slab. I’m the only one in my household who eats salmon, so that’s why I...

Which one of these tantalizing news stories was not on NBC's morning Today show? A) Cheerleader Sex Scandal: Former teacher, now a cheerleader for an NFL team, faces charges of having sex with former students. B) Octomom Files For Public Assistance: Nadya Suleman, mother of 14 kids, 8 born from the same pregnancy (she had 6 kids already) is broke. C) Woman Celebrates 90th Birthday With...