The human spirit is extraordinary. It seems to have a limitless capacity to love and to nurture. And then in the wake of loss and tragedy, it is amazingly resilient and forgiving as it has the [...]
“A person without a sense of humor is like a wagon without springs. It’s jolted by every pebble on the road.” (Henry Ward Beecher) I love to laugh. Sometimes I cannot control my outbursts at [...]
The warm breeze coming in the open widow from the Old Town Trolley licked my face and pushed my hair back clearing my view of the San Diego Bay on a perfect summer afternoon. Seated in a worn [...]
“Labels are for cans, not people” (Anthony Rapp) I started reading food product labels more carefully after my glucose level took an unexpected spike last November. The results of the required [...]
I love vegetable gardens. Admittedly, I currently do not tend to one, but I have in the past. Instead, I now admire the hard work of others from afar, and frequent my local produce stands where I [...]
“The ache for home lives in all of us, the safe place where we can go as we are and not be questioned.”(Maya Angelou) Some say that “you can’t go home again”, but I disagree. I just got back from [...]
I continuously encourage my high school students to help one another. Their developing adolescent egos sometimes need to be diverted away from their own overwhelming desires. “Sharing is caring” [...]
“ But more wonderful than the lore of old men and the lore of books is the secret lore of the ocean.” (H.P Lovecraft) Unfortunately our family beach week just ended. It was another successful [...]
Empty metal lockers stand like sentries protecting the vacant hallways and the school bells are once again silent. It is summer vacation for teachers and students alike During this time of year [...]
Warning: Objects in mirror are closer than they appear. This is the message on the rear-view mirror of the passenger side of my car. Funny how real life is a little like that too. The past is [...]
