The squeaky wheel gets the grease, right? It can also be very annoying but that’s part of the process.Regular readers of this column may remember a piece I wrote back in early May about trying to get a damaged utility pole removed from our front yard. A truck hit it late one night and ...
I’m a people watcher. I can’t help myself. My parents and I used to sit at the old Pittsburgh airport waiting for me to board a plane, and all of us would wind up giggling and having a grand old time observing all of the nervous, discombobulated travelers. That was back in the days before ...
Have you ever driven through Ohio or Kansas or Florida and remarked on how flat it is?Returning home to Southwestern Pennsylvania after living in Ohio for six years made me appreciate our rolling hills even more (maybe not so much when they’re covered in ice and snow.) I am still amazed when ...
Don’t look now, but the clock is ticking. From the time that dreaded alarm clock rings in the morning until I set the alarm again each night, I feel like time is working against me.Maybe I am overscheduled or make too many “to do” lists and try to check off each task quickly to get it off ...
It’s the time of year when the humidity finally starts to drop right along with the faces of schoolchildren everywhere as classes commence. Back-to-school time always makes me think of football and beautiful September weather and makes me long for those fun first days of each semester during ...
Have you caught the Olympic spirit yet?The 2016 Summer Olympics kicked off in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, this past weekend and I have been watching bits and pieces of rowing, swimming, gymnastics and even water polo on television whenever I can.I find the Olympics mesmerizing and irresistible – ...
