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I made a mistake and engaged with a stranger on the internet. It’s one of my main rules and I was mad at myself for breaking it. Things lately have made it harder and harder to stay silent. Don’t get...

These are frustrating times in which we live. Thanks to the 24-hour news cycle and social media, it becomes very easy to become immersed in an information silo. I used to refuse to share any posts on ...

Confession time: I was 52 years old when I finally started making my bed every day. I’ve made stabs at it over the years. When I was in college, I almost always made it when I had a roommate, because ...

I’m tapped out. My weekly column is due, and the tank is empty. At least, this time, it’s for a good reason. I’ve been sandwiched between three other writers, playing copy editor and devil’s advocate ...

Over the weekend, I had to work on one of my least favorite chores: splitting firewood. Obviously, anything to do with firewood in this house is difficult, but we’ve also made the decision to continue...

E and I had a girls’ day out last weekend, grabbing our favorite lunch and hitting up all of our favorite stores. Until we got to the bookstore. E looked at me and said, “I really don’t need to go in ...

It’s been a week for coaches, hasn’t it? Penn State’s Coach Franklin, finally terminated after weeks of every armchair quarterback in the country calling for his head. Locally, a winning football coac...

“What’s for dinner?” I am asked this question without fail at least once daily, sometimes more. Meal planning has been somewhat of a conundrum for me since Steve died, compounded by A leaving for scho...

This season has been such chaos, the end of it snuck up on my quickly. Fall sports season is winding down, and with it, my second round of senior appreciation nights. A’s were difficult, coming so qui...

The other day, E was sitting behind G. Suddenly, she made the announcement, “G, your ears are two different shapes.” They were with friends at the time, and I understand that a great investigation int...