I have a superpower that’s not so much super as it is powerful. What is it? I can make any situation awkward. No mean feat, let me tell you. You know how people often trot out the phrase, “Oh, that just comes so naturally to you?” Yeah, well, that’s not…

…an unusual love story. Referencing animals in the title sets an expectation I’ll be telling you a fable, and I suppose that’s a fair description. After all, this story possesses both a lesson — actually, three of them — and the requisite animals, albeit two plaster animals. My grandparents had…

They’re impressive standing there all high, mighty … and alive. Wait, what am I talking about? My crop of sunflowers, of course. From a $3.99 packet of organic sunflower skyscraper seeds grew an ensemble of healthy, smiling sunflowers rambunctiously waving in the wind, defying all the gardening odds when I’m…

At the very core of who we are as Baby Boomers is the fact that we’re incredibly independent people, but simple. Lest you’re a Baby Boomer who now thinks I’m calling you a simpleton, let me explain. The reason for this is because when we were growing up, we relied…

…I do all my own stunts, but never intentionally. By Diane Dean-Epps I’m a wee bit accident prone. Though there isn’t a support group for this condition, the distinction should at least merit a designated side-of-the-building parking space cordoned off for everyone’s safety. I often joke I can dance, but…

’Tis the season for foofy coffee drinks infused with peppermint, pumpkin, gingerbread, and egg nog yumminess. I love my coffee, and at no time is it ever more apparent than when I’m headed, well, anywhere. It’s just extra apparent during Foofy Coffee Season (FCS). It’s my jam. See. …

Okay, I get it. We don’t all agree on this whole mask-wearing thing, but I do believe we can agree on the most important thing: It’s about respect. I believe we can agree on some other things too, when we don’t couch the wearing of masks in purely political rhetoric. We can agree we want businesses to not just survive, but thrive. When a business posts a sign that says, “No shoes, no service,” we say, “No problem.”…