I'm writing this before Thanksgiving. It scheduled to "drop" Friday. Perhaps some of you will need to drop as well- after shopping, pre...

Unlike my three brothers who are self-taught carpenters since their teens, I'm new to home improvements (after having spent 20 years in c...

Earlier this year, I had the joy and honor of helping a man in his early 90s write what could be his final book. In it, he reflects on h...

Were you able to decipher the subject of this blog- "T1 2 K1"? In the cyberworld of texting and a new digital shorthand, the lexicon for...

In our neighborhood, there are magnificent trees: oak, cypress, pine, elm, palm, maple among many others. You can't miss the sycamore...

Recently a classmate of Alice passed away. He had posted something very beautiful on Facebook just two days before. On the same day, we...

Growing up the sixth of 7 children, there was not a lot of alone time with Mom or Dad. Dental visits and afterschool activities all used...

Alive 'n Well offers non-partisan but unapologetically proud inspiration and hope for America as we celebrate the freedom signified in vo...

Halloween is tomorrow night. Children may or may not be trick-or-treating, depending on your local ordinances or parents' directives. M...

An elderly friend called some time ago. Recently, because of stability issues, Patrick relies on the help of a cane. He told me that th...