I’m a proud Philadelphia native. Philadelphia has a credible claim to having the most historic square mile in the United States. I grew up being learning about William Penn who founded the city in 1683, and taking school trips to Independence Hall. There, 13 British colonies broke away from Great Britain in 1776 to ultimately …
Suzy reads every email her fifteen-year-old son writes to his girlfriend. How? Months ago, David borrowed his mother’s laptop. When he returned it, she realized that he’d forgotten to log out of his email account. Which means that when her son is in his bedroom emailing his girlfriend about what a witch his mom is, …
Tam Warner Minton is an enthusiastic, midlife adventurer who loves life, scuba diving, traveling, and exploring the world. For Tam, the unexpected is usually the norm! You can find her travels and life journeys at Travels With Tam. Earlier this summer I posted about my visit to the LBJ Presidential Library at the University of …
On more than in an occasion my beloved mother-in-law has told me: “Do be careful of your words and actions, because they can always backfire when you least expect it.” In other words, let it go! I can let go of almost everything, because I hate conflict. Growing up in a house where conflict was our …
“It doesn’t escape me for one moment that so much joy in my life is due to so much pain in someone else’s.” Lupita Nyong’o tearfully said this in accepting her Oscar for best supporting actress at the Academy Awards. I have a business acquaintance whose mother discovered an old book as a child and as …
