Admit and Erase Our Missteps

Would you believe, have you ever heard of setting aside a day to commemorate the Rubber Eraser? Well, today is that day. Along with April 15th being the dreaded Income Tax Deadline Day, it is also National Rubber Eraser Day. When you think about it, what better day to...

This is No Joke

APRIL IS not only Alcohol Awareness Month, it is also Child Abuse Awareness Month. Would you agree with me in saying children who live in homes where alcohol abuse reigns are living in abusive situations? Rather than recite facts, I urge you to step out of denial and...

The Luck of the Irish – Or Not!

Although I was raised on kielbasy and pierogies, I have many Irish-through-marriage relatives. One was my sweet Uncle Mickey McAndrew whose sensitivity planted a tender spot in my heart for the Irish. And there was the kind, nonjudgmental spirit of my mother-in-law,...