11.17.2017 Community Forward Living: Ms. Auto Correct has a mind of her own I was in real hot water with a dear friend, and it wasn’t my mouth this time — well, not exactly. She sent me a photo of herself vacationing...
08.24.2017 Community Forward Living: Making the best of bitter pills Most of us are familiar with this popular lyric from the hit musical “Mary Poppins”: “A spoonful of sugar helps the medicine go down.” Mary Poppins and Mom had...
09.27.2015 Columns Forward Living: An ode to old friends Before I worked full-time, I attended church regularly on Thursday mornings. About six years ago, I spotted a gal who looked vaguely familiar sitting a couple of pews ahead...
09.27.2014 Community Columns Ianelli Column: The seasons change, but memories don’t The weeks after Labor Day heralded the blues; my “beach bum” days were coming to an end. Although I walk the beach daily in all seasons, this summer I...
05.25.2014 Community Columns Forward Living: Never too late to learn from elders Even though she was calling from overseas, I could hear the incredulous tone of her voice. She was a gal pal from back then and we’d recently reconnected through...
03.29.2014 Community Columns Forward Living: What you ought to know about widows Driving to work, I heard a song recorded by the American rock band Imagine Dragons titled “Radioactive.” The refrain “I’m radioactive, I’m radioactive” struck a chord with me (no...
01.09.2012 Community Forward Living: The North Fork’s sweetest sounds Right now it’s quiet time all over the North Fork. Windows are tightly closed, locked. Some folks even put up storm windows. No question about it. Chill times are...
01.02.2012 Community Forward Living: He can collect with the best of them J.P. Morgan, Frick and me. We belong. If they’d lived in my time we’d be friends. The three of us, we collect. We like things, and things we like,...
