Every year around this time, me and my widow friends exchange emails acknowledging each other’s struggles as parents of grieving children. This year, everyone was pretty “up” in spite of fearing the worst seeing as how the number 5 somehow seemed bigger than BIG. Each one of us wondered what big epiphany or hurdle would [...]

The day off was scheduled with good intentions for a little time of remembrance. First, I would help out at YaYa’s school who was having their 7th grade medieval day, and then we would maybe head down the coast to visit the spot where Tom’s ashes were scattered. Believe it or not, I haven’t been [...]

When Capoeira first landed on the yoga studio schedule, I read the class description with interest and trepidation. Dance and martial arts would require some sort of hand-eye coordination of which I have a lifetime of deficiency. Weeks later, after the 1st session, my yogi friends rolled out of the class filled with enthusiastic bliss. [...]

Dear Julie: Try to remember why you chose to give up FB for lent. If you are true to the goal of spending time on things that matter most, than a click over here and there won’t hurt. That’s just my humble opinion; the Vatican would most certainly disagree. But this is between you and… [...]