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Memorial Day Address 2021

I apologize. I just posted the address I gave in 2022, but then found this...

Memorial Day 2022-2023

The following is taken from the speech I gave last year (2022), as Mayor of...

Is Music Important?

Once upon a time, I was a music teacher although I was never a particularly...

Dream Scream

I found myself at a large outdoor gathering of people, but cannot remember why we...

Geezers

The day my granddaughter turned 10, she declared herself “a pre-teen.” “Gwen,” I responded, “You...

Culinary Arts and Other Requirements of a Worthy Woman

My father-in-law is so fixated on food that wherever he travels in the world, he...

My Worst Friend

May 13, 2023 I never experienced the luxury of growing up with cousins in the...

Awkward Moments

May 11, 2023 When you are lactose intolerant, it is necessary to rate the worthiness...

Housekeeping

May 9, 2023 I am regularly surprised at the different styles of housekeeping. When it...

First and Last Time

It’s funny, but even now, I can remember encounters with “mean girls” from decades ago. ...