The Joys of an Unlikely Friendship

The Joys of an Unlikely Friendship

When I was a kid, my family moved around. A lot. My grandpa was a successful real estate developer who, among other ventures, built nursing homes across the Midwest throughout the 1970’s. My parents would swoop in to get everything running smoothly, then move on to...
Sleep … The Other Vital Sign

Sleep … The Other Vital Sign

According to Merriam-Webster, the definition of the plural noun vital signs is as follows: clinical measurements, specifically pulse rate, temperature, respiration rate, and blood pressure, that indicate the state of a patient’s essential body functions. As...
red + blue = purple

red + blue = purple

Today in America, the color purple takes on a lofty, yet elementary idea: red + blue = purple.  As I see it, we can come together as conservatives (red) and liberals (blue) to create a blended, more harmonious and representative landscape for our country...
Be kind. Please rewind.

Be kind. Please rewind.

Be kind. Please rewind. If you’re old enough to have wasted hours of your life perusing the aisles of a Blockbuster Video store only to walk away with an old standby that you’ve seen fourteen times, you’re likely familiar with the plea to “Be kind....
Life According to Zoom

Life According to Zoom

The vaccine is beginning to roll out and the decade of 2020 is finally coming to an end. Thank you Sweet Baby Jesus! It’s been a rough year for everyone. Unfortunately, the social isolation isn’t going away anytime soon, and for me, neither is Zoom. My job has...