A guilty pleasure, but I don’t feel guilty
By Janice Lindsay, Contributing Writer
When my mother gave me an age-softened novel called “The Woman-Haters,” I was not excited about reading it, being a...
There’s no such thing as a vacant lot
By Janice Lindsay
I once read an article in which the writer tried to describe Alaska. When I read the first sentence, I choked on...
My new hat
By Janice Lindsay, Contributing Writer
Our letter carrier rang the doorbell. Would I sign for a package from Poland?
I didn’t know whether I would or...
AARP head a very capable leader
With the economy still in the skids, affecting programs and services for aging Americans nationwide, it is comforting to know there are advocates in the trenches fighting the good fight.
Past year reflections result in aha moments
When I was young, my friends and I would poke fun at those wacky old aunts who talked about their maladies. Now we are just as inclined to share the most intimate details of our health issues at every opportunity.
Washington lawmakers waste time and energy instead of working for me
To quote American Humorist Will Rogers, “This country has come to feel the same when Congress is in session as when the baby gets hold of a hammer.”
Childhood prediction may not live up to reality
When I was in the first grade, I had a particular interest in the number 100. I liked the way it sounded and looked. When I informed my teacher that I planned on living to 100, she didn’t laugh.
Things to be suspicious of
By Janice Lindsay, Contributing Writer
While contemplating the arrival of the new year, I came upon a few cautionary notes I had written to myself,...
Coincidence? Or not?
By Janice Lindsay, Contributing Writer
I haven’t studied the saints and I don’t spend much time thinking about them. But I know that October 4...
Beloved actor helps put a face on nation’s elder abuse ‘pandemic’
Tears with my morning coffee. That’s not the best way to start the day. Yet, that’s how it began when I turned on the news and saw one of the nation’s most beloved actors, Mickey Rooney, 91, pouring out his heart to lawmakers about the abuse that made him feel powerless against supposed loved ones.
