"Out of hopeful green stuff woven..."

It's bright, hot, and sunny out today, but we have had some pretty strong storms these past couple of weeks. Thursday brought us a small...

It's hard to believe that Kelsie is 13 and old enough to take part in the Rite of Confirmation, but she is and she did (this past Sunday...

Sonic in Hagerstown opened today. I am ridiculously excited about this. It's still about 30/35 minutes away, but that's a lot better...

I came across this rather haunting and meditative little poem a couple of weeks ago while catching up on issues of Poetry . That last image-...

Today doesn't feel quite like summer for a number of reasons. It's cool outside and a bit damp. The sun hasn't been out much thi...

Sad news about Richard Dawson . Beyond watching him on Family Feud when I was a kid, my last years of college involved lots and lots of Game...

"If you want me again look for me under your boot-soles. You will hardly know who I am or what I mean, But I shall be good health to ...

I saw my first fireflies of the summer tonight--a surefire (ha!) sign of summer. Seeing them always brings me such a sense of nostalgia. And...

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The first day of the summer session went pretty well. I've got a small class this time (only 14 students!), which is pretty surprising. ...

Another rainy Monday, so I turn to good old Henry David for some poetic comfort. "The Summer Rain" Henry David Thoreau ...

I made a half-batch of this spinach pesto tonight (about all I could fit in my little food processor) and it was really yummy--fresh and wi...

Operation "Remove and Replace #19" continues. (#19 refers to the tooth's official number.) Anyway, yesterday I saw my periodon...

SoapNet has been showing two Veronica Mars episodes a day, which makes me so very happy.  Even though I own all the DVDs, I go ahead and DV...