Elmo, the red shag rug Muppet from Sesame Street, inadvertently set off a firestorm by asking an innocent question; "How is everybody doing?" The puppet's social media account on "X" formerly known as Twitter, was inundated with hundreds of responses from people who admitted to feeling ...
Like Fred Flintstone planting his big feet on the ground from the driver's seat of his stone-wheeled car, my latest book plans have come to a screeching halt. WILMA!!!!It was all going so well, and writing makes me as happy as applying mascara made Tammy ...
When I first taught school, the director of our flagship Early Childhood Intervention program told us we would be fired if she ever caught us giving our students a "ditto," which is an old-fashioned thing to call a pre-printed coloring book type of page. We ...
It is the tale of a tough, determined woman from the Civil War who isn’t named Scarlett. “Gathering Leaves,” by Ron Meszaros is a love story, a history lesson, the tale of a strong woman, a war story, a dog lover’s story, and an example of ...
The brown paper grocery bag held three loaves of bread — not even Sunbeam or Wonder Bread, just run-of-the-mill regular old sliced bread. It was my first experience with a death in the family, but I knew to smile, say "thank you," and get the ...
Everything I'm reading and listening to this week before the New Year revolves around goals, dreams, plans, and passions for the next 12 months. Passionate people have always been a favorite topic of mine, and it seems they're the ones making all the big plans ...