Growing Bolder Community

Each day as I'm driving my grandson to daycare, I feel it necessary to reinforce the Grandma Rules for Daycare. 1) "Don't let Miss Candy have to call me about your behavior."2) "Don't be mean to others and make sure you share."3) "Have a good day!"Recently, this little three-year-old decided to give ME some rules as I was preparing to meet a client.1) He said, "Don't get in a fight with nobody."2)...

I often write about memories, I guess, because I have come to learn they loom large in later life. The good ones certainly are better than any reality show on television. In our minds, we conjure up old friends, revisit old places and relive happier times and pleasant experiences. And the best part about them is that you don't need an author, a producer or director - they are of our own...

Kids need people to love them than ever in today’s world. That’s why I am such a strong supporter of Grandparent’s being involved in the lives of their grand kids… usually. What I mean is that not every family has access to healthy relationships that will add greater value to their children. Why aren’t grand kids more involved in the lives of their own grandchildren? Well there are...

In a musing I published a few years ago, I wrote about returning to my home town to attend my 55th Class Reunion. This was after a 40 year absence. In that musing, I sadly touched on the degrading physical state of my home town. I also wrote about seeing some of my classmates after four decades. Several readers, including some of my classmates, wrote to say they felt I accurately commented...