The Benefit of Storms
The weather patterns this year have been quite unstable. One day it was in the 40s, then we had 70s in February. March came in with torrential rains followed by days of more sun and warmth. Here we are in June with hurricane season looming. Wouldn't you love to be a meteorologist? You can be right 50% of the time and still keep your job? Actually, I imagine they are under great stress much of the time because we get frustrated with them when our plans get messed up and it's r


Throw the Book!
I was taught to eat everything on my plate, not to take more than I wanted, and to finish things that I started. I used to love to read; now, I just don’t have as much time for it as I’d like. But I would spend a lot of time in the library growing up and I would take out as many books as they would let me. I felt compelled to finish every book that I checked out. This often meant that I would endure reading books that did not hold my interest. Now that I’ve gotten older, if I

