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That may not be THE most important question nagging at me right now but I’m certainly mulling it over. I’m pretty sure most tattoos have personal meaning and value for the inked ones. They typically reflect an important event, an occasion, a loved one. Otherwise, well, why do all that? It’s gotta hurt. Even the little […]
Say it out loud and it’s what our three boys used to call Gregg Russell. Way back when they were too young to have fully formed their R’s. All the way from Ohio to Hilton Head, every year, all we’d hear was: “When are we going to see Gwegwussell?” Over and over and over again. […]
This article from The Island Packet from June 2, 2021 sites a woman, 35 years of age, who, after much research and study, finally determined that it was OK for her to get The Shot. She studied reports, listened to all sides of the issue, peered into published journals and more. The newspaper credits her […]
It should never have happened at Columbine. But it did. It happened on April 20, 1999. 12 students and one teacher. Shot and killed. And it happened again at Virginia Tech. On April 13, 2007. 32 Students and faculty. Shot and killed. And yet again at Sandy Hook. On December 14, 2012. 20 elementary school […]
The aging-up thing was fun. Bit by bit, we aged-up into lipstick, bras, two-piece bathing suits, dating, drive-in theaters, driver’s licenses. Then we aged-up even more into marriage, children, work and responsibilities. Aging-out is a whole different ball of wax. I, personally, have aged-out of thongs, skinny-dipping and stilettos. But it never crossed my mind […]
Yes, I know. Mother’s Day was last Sunday. And I hope everyone had a lovely one. Mother’s Day has never been my favorite day. There are reasons for that which are no longer relevant but some things never change and it’s still not my favorite day. For some reason, this year I started looking around […]
There was one just down the street from us in Bluffton. It was the first one I’d ever seen. It was right on the main drag so visitors and residents alike could take or leave a book. Now, to my happy surprise, I find that we have one here in our little community. It wasn’t […]
It’s that all-important first step to freedom. The path to all things fun and un-chaperoned. It’s a requirement for the ticket to ride in the driver’s seat. And it’s usually forgotten once the license is in hand, but there are exceptions, of course. Back in our little town, when oh-so-many years ago our group became of-driving-age, […]
Oh, bother and fuss. It’s a never ending struggle. There’s always something that needs doing. I know this to be true because my mirror tells me so. It persists in reminding me that there is work, much work, to be done. It constantly informs me that: My teeth need whitening, my hair needs coloring. […]
(Please click on pic for full image) It’s that rarefied space on the first page of any newspaper. It’s always the BIG news of the day. It’s what you need to know right this very second and in print so big you couldn’t possibly miss it.. It’s also, almost always, about loss. People and […]
What a force she was. Google her and you’ll find quotes on more topics than you’ll ever have time to read. One of her many noted observations appeared in the New York Times Magazine a week or so ago. She said, and I quote: “Cameras go with family life. Not to take pictures of one’s children, […]
I’d put money….and you should, too…..on the odds that I’ve played bridge longer than just about anyone you know. Let’s be clear. That doesn’t make me a better bridge player, by any means. It just means I’ve had my feet under a bridge table for slightly over 70 years at this point. My parents played […]
Question: What do Covid and laughter have in common? Answer: They are each infectious, contagious and catching. It’s a bit heretical to suggest there’s a scintilla of similarity when the two are such polar opposites. We seek one out; avoid the other like the plague it is. One is as good for us as the other […]
And what a long, and sometimes bumpy, road trip it’s been. It all started with the foot. The broken one. People with heavy casts on their right foot shouldn’t drive cars. And thus began Phase One of the Mister’s “Driving Miss Sallie” program. It was, simply, a concept born of necessity. As we entered Phase Two, […]
Almost, but not quite, gone. It’s a mere shadow of its former self. The Mister says it’s so thin you could cut butter with it. It’s our home-town newspaper, of course. I know local papers are in trouble across the nation but it’s really going to bring it home for me when I don’t see […]