Unexpected blooms
Long time readers know that I’m mostly a cheerful, positive person. But the past couple of weeks have thrown some sadness my way, to where I haven’t felt like being…
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Bone up on your health
As we reach middle age, we suddenly have to go through all these preventive tests/procedures that we never experienced before. This is especially true if you’re a woman with a…
Keeping my sense of humor
Middle age is such a strange time. I’ve written columns before about random aches and pains that happen out of nowhere. You know, the ones that come on for absolutely…
Put on your patience pants
Does anyone else have trouble with being patient? Yeah. I figured I’m not alone. What’s funny is that a lot of us lose our patience with the smallest things. When…
Let them, part 2
No, Readers, you’re not hallucinating – this is still Amy Shankland’s column, not Jan Hart Leonard’s. However, as some of you have figured out, four Reporter columnists regularly meet as…
Don’t give up on those dreams
What’s your dream? Are you living it now or still working for it? Or did you give up on your dream a long time ago? Ever since I was eight,…
Odds & ends
This was one of those weeks where I had a few strong ideas for my column, but nothing that would come close to 500 words. Thus, you all get to…
That basketball thing
If there were an award for Most Clueless Person When It Comes to Sports, it would go to me, hands down. This amuses my family and friends to no end….
The Blue Flu House
Influenza A hit our entire household last week like a freight train. I woke up a little after midnight Tuesday morning, Feb. 25 thinking, “Huh, my throat’s getting scratchy.” By…
Inside jokes
When you’ve been married for as long as I have (26-plus years), there are bound to be a few inside jokes between you, your spouse, and your kids if you…