05.29.2016 Columns Forward Living: What a difference a little kindness makes It was like a slow-moving storm that began creeping around my consciousness the week before Mother’s Day. I felt irritable, tired and was probably a tad b—– (it rhymes...
05.01.2016 Columns Forward Living: As they say, it ain’t easy being green I was chatting long-distance with a gal-pal who moved out of state after her husband died. She is currently dating the “man of her dreams” and quite intoxicated with...
03.27.2016 Columns Forward Living: Get free of useless baggage For the first time in my life (yes, it’s possible), I decided to take a winter vacation in Florida. I know the “snow birds” do it regularly. But as...
10.25.2015 Columns Forward Living: The story of a life shown in pictures They say every picture tells a story. Last month, I flew to California to attend my son Jeff’s marriage to the lovely Cassandra. Before the wedding, the bride and...
08.30.2015 Columns Forward Living: The choice — to take a step or to stumble At one time or another we’ve all stamped our feet and cried out to the universe: “It’s not fair!” Tantrum? Of course, because in reality whatever caused our pain...
05.31.2015 Community Forward Living: Got a secret? Share it at your own risk “I’ve Got a Secret” was a panel game show that was popular when I was a kid. I watched it with my grandparents, who hailed from Italy but yearned...
04.26.2015 Community Forward Living: Thank you, music, for the memories Gertie messed up! She didn’t understand my request or got confused. Is she becoming hard of hearing? Although Gertie and I haven’t met, she tells me where to go...
03.29.2015 Community Forward Living: When at a standstill it helps to shift gears Although the highway department did a magnificent job clearing the roads during and after the “snow challenge,” I found that getting around town was still a job. And as...