My History…Kent State and the Pill

History has a way of just happening. We learn about dates of battles in our history classes but history has a way of just happening. As a person in her midlife right now I have been taken… Read More

My History…Kent State and the Pill My History…Kent State and the Pill

In Love With Lilacs

Who isn't in love with lilacs?  They're my favorite flower.  I love each spring when their sweet smell seems to fill the air. I've learned to prolong the smell and the blooms by planting… Read More

In Love With Lilacs In Love With Lilacs

Stop Whining Wall Street, It’s Time for Reform

As Congress gets ready to vote on financial reform, Goldman Sachs is preparing to testify before the Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations. Goldman will be facing civil charges… Read More

Stop Whining Wall Street, It’s Time for Reform Stop Whining Wall Street, It’s Time for Reform

Oxalis Look Great Now and Keep Looking Great All Summer

I buy my Oxalis Regnellii in small 3 inch pots a few weeks before St. Patrick's Day. You can either plant the bulbs yourself or buy them as plants. I prefer to buy young plants and use… Read More

Oxalis Look Great Now and Keep Looking Great All Summer Oxalis Look Great Now and Keep Looking Great All Summer

Who is Frank Luntz and Why That’s Important to Financial Reform

Frank Luntz isn't a household name but it should be. Dr Frank Luntz is a genius.  Govenor Ed Rendell called him " America's Best Wordsmith".  After reading Luntz's book, "Words that Work… Read More

Who is Frank Luntz and Why That’s Important to Financial Reform Who is Frank Luntz and Why That’s Important to Financial Reform

Did a Road Rage Accident Center on a Obama Bumper Sticker?

Road rage, accident centers on Obama bumper sticker - WKRN, Nashville, Tennessee News, Weather, and Sports |. A friend of mine posted the  article above on Facebook and I haven't been… Read More

Did a Road Rage Accident Center on a Obama Bumper Sticker? Did a Road Rage Accident Center on a Obama Bumper Sticker?

Get Ready for the Garden

Spring is in the air in Minnesota. Now is the perfect time to plan for your garden. I never plant until the likelihood of frost is past and usually that is Mother’s Day. As a personal… Read More

Get Ready for the Garden Get Ready for the Garden

Why Filling Out the Census is Your Constitutional Duty

When I filled out my census form, I didn't think I was making a political statement.  Call me old fashioned, call me naive, I believe it's important, that once every ten years, each and… Read More

Why Filling Out the Census is Your Constitutional Duty Why Filling Out the Census is Your Constitutional Duty

There’s Good News about Depression

I've heard people refer to John Steinbeck's last novel, The Winter of Our Discontent when talking about everything from health care reform to the recession.  Published in 1961, the novel… Read More

There’s Good News about Depression There’s Good News about Depression

South African Wines Step Onto the Stage

South African Wines Step Onto the Stage South Africa, of all places, is one of the greatest sources for moderately priced cabernet sauvignon on the planet today.… Read More

South African Wines Step Onto the Stage South African Wines Step Onto the Stage