FROM THE DEEP END: A merry little Christmas
“Have yourself a merry little Christmas, let your heart be light.” — Hugh Martin/Ralph Blane Is there such a thing as a “little Christmas?” Can you be...
FROM THE DEEP END: Sizing it up
“I was essentially paid to perpetuate the myth that we are all, or should at least try to be, 17 and a size 2 forever.” — Carre Otis Before I started to write...
FROM THE DEEP END: One decade at a time
“Youth is a gift of nature, but age is a work of art.” — Stanislaw Jerzy Lec Recently, I had a birthday, but it was pretty uneventful. There was no big party,...
FROM THE DEEP END: Delegating dinner
“Great things are done by a series of small things brought together.” — Vincent Van Gogh Is it just me, or is everyone else managing a to-do list with multiple...
FROM THE DEEP END: A day for recognition and respect
“It is the soldier, not the poet, who has given us freedom of speech.” — Zell Miller In many homes, birthdays or anniversaries are a big deal. Holidays like...
FROM THE DEEP END: Living out loud
“Sometimes you wanna go Where everybody knows your name And they’re always glad you came You wanna be where you can see Our troubles are all the same You...
FROM THE DEEP END: A guide to Halloween’s sweet nothings
“There is a child in every one of us who is still a trick-or-treater looking for a brightly lit front porch.” —Robert Brault. It’s almost here! Pretty soon,...
FROM THE DEEP END: Let’s make it a beautiful day in the neighborhood
“Imagine what our real neighborhoods would be like if each of us offered . . . just one kind word to another person.” – Fred Rogers I was a huge fan of Mr....
From the Deep End…Zone?
“When you start supporting a football club, you don’t support it because of the trophies, or a player, or history, you support it because you found yourself...
FROM THE DEEP END: Finding my way
“The map appears to us more real than the land.” —D.H. Lawrence Does anyone use an actual map anymore? About half a dozen of them are in my glove compartment,...