I’ve been watching magic happen right before my eyes. My husband, Mike, doesn’t make his living as a magician, but that doesn’t mean he gives his craft any less effort when the occasion calls for him to invest some of his time and creativity. There are certain groups, businesses and ...

A few years ago, Lynnda and I were on vacation in mid-July with our youngest son and his family. Lauren, his second oldest was getting ready to go off to college. She was working a part-time summer job. During the vacation she announced she wanted to quit because, “They want me to work ...

How old am I? Recently, Prince Harry was seeking to repair any damage to the family that his book may have caused and also, he did not feel there was enough security being offered for him and his family while in England. One of the reasons he wants to reconcile is because he does not know how ...

I was one lucky kid. My mom was a great teacher, and I was fortunate enough to have her teaching me before she ever ran a classroom of her own. Sadly, my mom, Grace Compston, died nearly nine years ago. As Mother’s Day approached this year and I found myself thinking about her, my ...

It is hard to believe the first Star Wars movie was released in 1977, almost 50 years ago. The droids (robots) were important characters. People talked to the droids as they would with any human. The droids in Star Wars do tasks like humans do today. Some of you may remember The Jetsons, a TV ...

Apparently, the grass in Belmont has completely recovered from last year’s drought. Nobody was happier than I was to see the grass everywhere turn green again this spring. The dry, brown, straw-like stuff that covered lawns across the region by last fall was pretty concerning. Not only ...