Peaceful transition is tenet of democracy in the U.S.
Sun, 01/10/2021 - 12:00am
Like many of you, I am completely devastated by the events of January 6, 2021.
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That purple ‘doofus’ feeling
Sun, 01/10/2021 - 12:00am
Purple is a color I am generally neutral about, but it has taken decades for me to elevate it from negative status.
My big Swedish surprise
Sun, 01/10/2021 - 12:00am
My 2021 calendar is hanging from the closet door. Every year I’ve lived in this house, I’ve gotten a cloth calendar, hung from a dowel. My mother’s mother always had a cloth calendar hanging in the farmhouse kitchen. As soon as the year was over, the calendar would be conscripted into use, usually to cover cinnamon rolls as they rose, to keep them moist until they were large enough to put into the oven.
How to respond when your risk tolerance is being tested
Wed, 01/06/2021 - 12:00am
When you begin investing, you’ll generally assess your comfort with risk, as your investment choices will be guided at least partially by your risk tolerance.
New year can’t yet shake focus on news regarding COVID-19
Wed, 01/06/2021 - 12:00am
It’s a new year, but the news out of the capital continues to focus on COVID-19.
Olympic gains?
Sun, 01/03/2021 - 12:00am
Uncle Mort, age 108, said he was ‘locked and loaded’ to give me an earful when he called recently.
Throw out the empties
Sun, 01/03/2021 - 12:00am
A fellow I know was grousing about the past year. His birthday was coming up and he felt, once again, that this year failed to meet his expectations.
Take one step at a time
Sun, 01/03/2021 - 12:00am
Two things that 2020 and Covid-19 has taught us—you better like the house you live in and you better like the person with which you inhabit it.
Seeking fitness despite the junk
Wed, 12/30/2020 - 12:00am
Experts say that fitness isn’t about diet or exercise. It is about health. Our goal should not be a number on the scale or a certain size jeans.
State leaders urge Texans to roll up their sleeves
Wed, 12/30/2020 - 12:00am
Gov. Greg Abbott and other Texas leaders are rolling up their sleeves to get the COVID-19 vaccine and to encourage the public to follow suit.