Even when you’re walking on sunshine, sunscreen matters
“Sunshine on my shoulders makes me happy.” – John Denver, 1971 Two quote references here: 1. I turned 21 in 1971, but that is a very different column. 2. Recalling…
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Sharon’s summer series starts with handy hydration hints
“Have a drink of water, everlastin’ livin’ water …” – “Have a Drink of Water” by Johnny Cash, recorded late 1970s, released 2006 The calendar informs us that summer is…
There she goes, there she goes again
“Lack of activity destroys the good condition of every human being, while movement and methodical exercise save it and preserve it.” – Plato There she goes again … writing about…
So you saw a drug commercial. Please talk to your doctor first.
“I said over and over and over again…” – The Dave Clark Five, 1965 You know, I do not watch a lot of commercial television, but I feel I could…
She hears the train a-comin’, it’s rolling ‘round the bend
“Don’t stop believin’, hold on to that feelin’” – Journey, 1981 Today’s column has two purposes; one being that I feel so honored to have visited my “second home” of…
On a gathering storm comes a tall handsome man in a dusty black coat with a red right hand
“Sometimes a family is a port in the storm; sometimes it is the storm itself.” – Cillian Murphy, as Thomas Shelby in Peaky Blinders This quote may strike a chord…
Regular columnist gets backed up
“Happiness: a good bank account, a good cook, and a good digestion.” – Jean-Jacques Rousseau, 18th Century Swiss philosopher, composer, writer, and key figure in the Enlightenment Since I am…
Sharon McMahon appears to wish she had been born on Leap Day
“Another one bites the dust …” – Queen, 1980 Another birthday in this long line of birthdays! Not that I am against having birthdays, mind you. It’s just that maybe…
We are wonderfully made, so let’s treat our bodies like it
“I praise You for I am fearfully and wonderfully made…” – Psalm 139:14, NIV Show of hands … how many reading this feel “fearfully and wonderfully made” today? Thought so….
Olympics can inspire us all to start our own exercise routine
“Good night, good night, until we meet again / Adios, au revoir, auf wiedersehen ’til then…” – Theme from The Lawrence Welk Show Well, I am finally moving about after…