I had an unexpected EKG done yesterday afternoon.  When that came out okay, I was given a hefty shot of Demorol in my behiney and sent home to sleep. When I woke up after 5 hours, I took a muscle relaxer and went back to sleep for another 10 hours. And that’s how I spent my Thursday. Fun, huh?…

This is the story of Cody, an 11-year old boy whose parents are both long time heroin addicts. Now. Before you automatically assume that you don’t want to read any further because you think you’ll get depressed, let me just assure you that what you will experience is the very opposite of depression. Cody is inspiration personified and you can’t hear his story without being encouraged…

I had to travel out-of-town for a doctor appointment recently. I have to say that traveling on a day sprinkled with blue skies and golden hours is no sort of hardship. And having to stop on a bridge to let a boat go through is no hardship either . . . …

While I was in Wisconsin last week, I did one of my all time favorite things in the whole world. I got in the car. And I drove. Alone. For three hours straight.  I cannot even begin to express to you the level of bliss this outing created for me; driving aimlessly in the country is on the Top Ten List of my favorite things…