Few things humble me more than my association with Joanne Cacciatore and the MISS Foundation. She was recently honored by the town in which she lives, Sedona, with an award on International Women’s Day. She talks about receiving this Philanthropy Leadership award here. Following is what Joanne said at the… Continue reading
A recent exchange of emails with a good and thoughtful man on the opposite end of the political divide from me concluded with “We’re soooooo far apart….” It’s been bothering me for days, mostly as I don’t think it is true. Not for him and me, and not for most… Continue reading
A few weeks ago my cousin, Kathy Magee, posted an old photo on FB of me standing beside my new Mazda RX-7 parked on her parent’s farm. Dave Murra is in the background. In my twenties with a permed head of hair, one of my fondest memories is explaining the… Continue reading
No one told me, in my school life grades 1 – 10, I was smart. It was quite the opposite. No IQ test, just the underlying assumption that, I was “slow.” My mother never gave up on me, but suffered years of my ambivalent disinterest in school, barely passing grades,… Continue reading
Do you know someone who’s experienced the loss of a child, grandchild, parent or sibling? Allow me to point you/them to the MISS Foundation, a wonderful group, brilliantly led by Dr. Joanne Cacciatore. This group is like a down comforter for people caught in a cold, dark room of grief.… Continue reading
Because I subscribe to a variety of websites and have a good-sized group of Facebook friends linked more by shared love of family, motorcycles and cars than political affiliation, I run across my fair share of questionable news reports. Whether they are conspiracy theories or just scary threats to which… Continue reading
As the temperatures have gotten reasonable, more and more neighbors are out and about. I see you walking, doing yard work, planting trees, painting, and giving the pets some exercise. Things have been happening, so if you’ve not already heard it all through the grapevine, let me bring you up… Continue reading
My good friend, Rich Marin, wrote recently in his daily newsletter about concerns he and his neighbors have regarding the wildlife with which they co-exist in the canyons around Escondido, CA. His fear centers most on packs of coyotes attacking pets, but includes mountain lions, rattlesnakes, deer, and gophers. Our… Continue reading
I’ve been on a reading tear the past few months. Of the dozen or so I’ve read, two stand out in my mind as books my readers would enjoy and the third gets an “honorable mention.” The Life We Bury by Allen Eskens. This novel takes place in Minnesota (Austin,… Continue reading
This past year (2021) one of our special days was at Christmas when a significant percentage of our relatives on Maggie’s side of the family spent the day at our house. After my nephew Robert (Diana’s oldest) moved to Tucson and married Anya, these holiday gatherings have morphed into an… Continue reading