Just Starting My Penance

It’s a holy time of year for Christians around the world.  The days of denial and penance are ending while prayers for protection continue. I admit I pray a lot and hopefully, that makes up for the fact that I didn’t fully ‘give up’ what I planned to ‘give up’ at the start of lent…

Who’s Who?

I am not politically active. I know that ranks right up there with ripping on pet owners who name their dogs “A Rescue”, but it’s the truth.  Maybe it’s because I didn’t pay close enough attention to my 9th grade civics teacher or my 12th grade Problems of Democracy teacher who always wore a sweater…

Showed Her True Colors

On Halloween, people dress up to be something they’re not on any other day of the year.  While they wear costumes to hide their true identity, some of them still show their true colors. In my neighborhood, ‘trunk or treat’ replaced the traditional ‘trick or treat.’ There was no going door-to-door doing tricks so someone…

Need Help, Not a New Hair Color

There’s been a lot going on in my neck of the woods over the past couple of months.  Now that I think about it, ‘Neck of the woods’ is a funny phrase and I probably shouldn’t be using it.  I don’t live near the woods although recently, I’ve wondered if I should. The big going…

Look Up!

There are a lot of fabulously funny things happening around us every day.  Remember to look up  and live life the real way. #ShareTheLaughter Eliza G.