What’s so great about native plants?
A 2022 National Gardening Survey reported a significant rise in native plant purchases. Since 2019, the number of people buying them has nearly doubled, with 58 percent of surveyed consumers…
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The little things you can do to bring joy to your work
“People don’t care about how much you know until they know how much you care.” – Theodore Roosevelt (or one of dozens of other people this quote has been attributed…
The same, but different
My husband is my “editor in chief” – as I jokingly like to call him – for all my blog posts. Really, he just reads through what I’ve written to…
Autobiographies & memories
Mother reminded me that several years ago I talked Grandma into writing the story of her life. (I recalled the year that sister Verna received her PhD, Grandma had asked…
This column is not about “Downton Abbey”
“Sometimes a hard sacrifice must be made for a future that’s worth living.” – Tom Branson, Downton Abbey, Season Two Don’t we miss Downton Abbey and the engaging Tom Branson…
Corporatized medicine: bad for patients & physicians alike
The corporatization of medicine. It can’t be good for patients. I know it’s not good for physicians. The corporatization of medicine removes much of the essential autonomy of physicians. According…
“Herding Cats” takes a long time, but appears to be worth the effort
By DANIEL SHOCK A Seat on the Aisle Amid the chaos of our morning preparations for a road trip to Chattanooga, our cat decided to make a statement by throwing…
How sweet it is!
Do you ever think about the sweet moments you have missed? It was just an ordinary Tuesday morning. Chuck had returned from an early doctor’s appointment. When the garage warmed…
My steel-toe summer
The other day, I noticed someone wearing steel-toe boots. Such formidable footwear signifies one thing in my mind: hard, physical work. Manual labor has been a foreign concept to me,…
Good News from the Stony Creek Church of Christ
Did men really live into their 900s before the flood? Author’s note: On occasion I receive letters from readers with questions. Sometimes I answer them privately, but sometimes the question…