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You know the kind.  You "wonder" about something out loud and they have the answer.  You ask a question and they know where to find it, when to use it, where to store it and how to remove it. You tell a story and they have one that is "better than that".  You've been...

I saw a report the other day about a city that had lost a large industry a few years ago and how the town had almost become abandoned.  Unfortunately I've seen that happen even in towns not too far from where I live right now. Left behind are large abandoned...

There's a knock on the door.  "Who in the world could that be?  No one ever comes to visit anyone anymore.  It's usually a text message or an email. " You dry your hands from the mess of preparing dinner as you hear another knock on the door, a little stronger this...

I can't even begin to tell you the crazy things I've done over the years due to my clumsiness.  My daughters are athletic.  My husband is athletic.  And then there's me.  I'm not too bad at volleyball but otherwise.........clumsy. And it's not just sports.  My husband...

"Life is not a parking space."          -Sondra, Mom's Night Out movie No, folks.  Life is NOT a parking space.  It's not designed to find a spot and snuggle right in and park there for long stretches of time. We all have responsibilities.  You may have a "9-5 job" or...

We all have one. Usually it's the messiest drawer in the house containing things that we just don't know what to do with but find that we just can't part with.  Sometimes it becomes so full, it can't be opened.  Then we have no time to clean our junk drawer so the...

I drive to work and see signs of spring everywhere - buttercups along the side of the road, baby calves running after their mommas, buds on the trees and freshly mowed lawns. The sun shines bright.  The daylight hangs around a little longer.  People are walking their...

Pat Summit was a well-known, successful women's basketball coach at University of Tennessee.  Pat not only led the Lady Vols to 8 women's basketball NCAA championships but she really is the pioneer behind the success of women's basketball programs all over the...