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“We get the Presidents we deserve. A great people is what you need for a great president. Washington was the greatest president, because the people were at their most enlightened and alert.”* When *Charles Krauthammer penned these words in 1988 he never could have imagined the dissatisfaction and distrust of our elected leaders in 2018. Every week we hear of…
If we as a generation of women start embracing this kind of entertainment what will our daughters embrace? Our grandmothers, who blushed at the portrayal of a “love scene” on the silver screen, would be horrified to see the kinds of things we enthusiastically view as entertaining and romantic. On Thursday, March 8th the whole world paused to recognize and celebrate the…
When I was a teenager I took a beginning Ceramics class at school. Each day we sat at long tables shaping gray lumps of clay into pinch pots and coil bowls. Meanwhile, the advanced students worked at the back of the classroom on the potters wheel. As they worked we watched with admiration knowing it required a great deal of skill…
I‘m sorry Charlize, but you’re not fooling anyone. No matter how convincing the fight scenes are in your newest film there’s no way a 5’9” 120 lb. woman could singlehandedly take down 2 trained killers. In real life either one of those men could have put you in the hospital in 30 seconds. I don’t mean…
I spotted the chairs from across the store and made a beeline straight for the furniture section. For months I’d been searching in vain for a dining set to use on our covered porch. Finding six matching chairs in any condition was rare but finding them in good condition was almost unheard of. Even from this distance they looked very promising…
Last summer I received an email from my 42-year-old sister announcing the pregnancy of her 7th child. I audibly gasped at the news. After getting over the initial shock my first inclination was to give her my condolence followed by a sisterly pep talk. As I was formulating this response in my head it quickly morphed into me wanting to…
