Growing Bolder Community

Sometimes it takes a funeral to find out the scope and reach and impact of what a person did when they were living! My Aunt Mary died last month, at the age of 82. She was a history teacher, and after she had retired from teaching history she threw herself into volunteering for all sorts of historical things. We had traveled together, and kept each other abreast of our shopping adventures...

Europeans have the idea that Americans are brainwashed by a sensationalist media, and I'm beginning to see why they believe this. I've always argued that we are not as gullible as we may seem, but the reaction to the Swine Flu makes me wonder. When the media feeding frenzy began churning out half-truths and erroneous information regarding the spread of the disease, I recalled the same...

With Fathers Day here I thought I'd share some of my memories of my Dad.He left my mom and I when I was just eight or nine years old.I remember the night very well,Mom was ironing my uniformfor school the next day using her walker to steady her.Dad asked if I would like to go with him for a ride...Mom spoke up and said"Tom this is a school night no she can't go".He gave me a kiss and told me to...