One of the most amazing things I’ve witnessed is the way children still love parents who don’t show them love. I have seen it bestowed on the most unworthy parents, the ones who abuse their children either by benign neglect or by physical, mental, emotional, or sexual abuse. There are many reasons why a child may not run away from home, particularly if he is of age. One of them could be that he feels responsible for his younger siblings …
About forty years ago, my community had a lot of senior citizens and a lot of restaurants offering all-you-can-eat early bird specials for $2.99. It didn’t take too long before the senior citizens ate so much of their three-dollar-dinners that they put a lot of those restaurants out of business. I remember one couple, in particular, who found a restaurant that was a little out of the way, that had an all-you-can-eat early bird buffet for $1.99. Their special was …
I just read an article that had me chuckling. It said that as you age, you lose not only your eyesight and hearing, but also your sense of taste. It went on to say that the first things we lose are our sense of sweet and salty sensations. Bullfeathers!! Obviously, this writer never paid a visit to my house or the house of my parents or grandparents. I’ve never particularly liked salty foods, so you couldn’t prove that by me. …
It’s interesting to read articles about allowing ourselves to eat chocolate in moderation over the holidays to prevent us from feeling deprived. Most of them advocate that we plan ahead so that it’s included in the meal and, that way, we’ll be too full from the meal to gorge on it. I don’t know who these writers are but I can tell you, with absolute conviction, that if you have a sugar addiction, you won’t be able to stop with …
There have always been divergent points of view as to which is more important, your achievements or your potential. In terms of which is more intriguing, your potential is far more fascinating because it holds the promise of what you could become or what you could achieve. However, in my line of work, I get to see so many people who have vast amounts of raw potential, who do nothing with it. Either they don’t believe they have the capacity …
A woman who left her young children in a sweltering car while she went on a job interview attracted sympathy from around the country with a tear-stained mug shot after being arrested on felony child-abuse charges. People responded to her plight to the tune of $114,000 in donations based on the fact that she was trying to get a job and was heartbroken when she realized she had endangered her children. Prosecutors gave her a second chance by allowing her …
Last night, a friend and I were going out to eat. I looked online to see which restaurants were in the area and I called one of them. The woman who answered the phone told me what was on the menu and she even told me the prices of a couple of items. I asked her where they were located and she gave me the address and told me a couple of landmarks but, when she started giving me directions …
I know this is the equivalent of heresy but I’m not usually a lover of chain restaurants. Most of the ones I’ve gone to don’t live up to their reputation and I’m always surprised by the number of customers who still patronize them. One of these restaurants is having huge financial problems and is teetering on the edge of bankruptcy. The only thing that’s surprising is that it didn’t happen decades ago. I’ve tried this restaurant several times through the …
I keep hearing about condominium meetings that go largely unattended. It seems that very few people are interested in sitting in boring meetings, talking about boring things, so they give them a miss. But I think the condominium associations are missing the boat if they want greater attendance at their meetings. Did you ever notice how many people are attracted to the FREE anything? I have watched people at an event stuffing food from a buffet table or a dessert …
Sometimes I feel as though the century that we left so recently was the 1800s and not the 1900s. In most of the last century, when someone sent us a gift, we wrote a thank you note, or we at least called them to acknowledge it. When we were invited to an event, e.g., a party, a wedding, or anything where a head count was important, we sent back the stamped, self-addressed RSVP that came with the invitation, or we …