Election Day Is Finally Here

November 6th, 2012
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Courtesy of Huffington Post

After all the speeches, debates, television and newspaper ads, phone banks, door-to-door campaigning and robocalls, Election Day has finally arrived.

Please vote today!  Every vote does count! If you already exercised your right to vote by going to the polls early or by using an absentee ballot, sit back and enjoy some quirky voting quotes that I saw in a recent Huffington Post story:

“Half of American people have read a newspaper.  Half never voted for President.  One hopes it is the same half.”  ~ Gore Vidal

“Bad officials are elected by good citizens who do … Read More

A Grandfather’s Last Letter

October 2nd, 2012
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Grandfathers and Grandchildren Learn From Each Other Many people have good intentions when it comes to writing down their thoughts and feelings about their loved ones.  But then, unfortunately, something happens and they never get to it.  Letting those who are special to you know exactly how you feel about them on paper (in a positive way) is an incredible gift.  Without such a note or letter you are left to either guess at how the person felt about you or you can go on your memory, which depending on your age, could be fuzzy. Now along comes James K.… Read More

Worrying vs Caring

August 7th, 2012
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In our post 9/11 world, I think a lot of us operate as though the other shoe is going to drop on top of us anytime. It’s not healthy for my body or my mind and when I find myself in that anxious mode, I try to put the brakes on the fear, the anxiety or whatever you want to call it, because walking around in a constant state of worry doesn’t accomplish anything. You can’t worry about a situation because you can’t control it.  But you do have power over yourself to thin positively and you can try to… Read More