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I have to take my hat off to Nordstrom's this year. To be sure, we have all seen displays in the stores already touting the Christmas season. Or I suppose, to be politically correct, I should call it the holiday…

Yesterday and today have been two of the windiest days I can remember anywhere, anytime. And I grew up on the south side of Chicago! I returned from a short business trip to the southern part of the state on…

Janet has been looking for some way to volunteer and at the same time fulfill her love of being involved with young children. Back when we were dating, and then after we got married, Janet did her student teaching, the…

I'm not a morning person. Really, I'm not. I much prefer to work later in the day and into the evening, if necessary. But I don't like to get up early in the morning. Even when I was heavily involved…

Yesterday, October 31st, was Halloween, the night that ghosts and goblins roam the countryside before November 1st, better known as All Saint's Day. All Saint's Day is also known as Toussaint's Day in France but the post this evening isn't…