Q. I’m so afraid to leave home for school. I told my parents this so much that last night, my mom said I should write to you. Evidently you taught them childbirth classes when my older brother was born. He’s almost 40. I hope that doesn’t make you feel old. I’m all ready for college, ...
Are you enjoying this wacky spring weather? Yes, I said spring. Summer doesn’t officially arrive until 4:51 p.m. Thursday. By then, we’ll be sweltering in yet another day of above-normal temperatures (average highs for mid- to late June in Pittsburgh are around 80 degrees). April and May ...
"A woman who doesn't wear perfume has no future." – Coco Chanel It’s common knowledge that smells can trigger memories, but so can reading about odors. For example, a friend recently made a Facebook post about being in a checkout line behind a woman wearing an overwhelming amount of ...
In my bathroom, on the floor far to the back of the counter area where the chair goes, is an orange lipstick. It has been there since last summer, long enough for the stick to go dry because the cap was off when I dropped it all those months ago. Two years ago, I would have bent over ...
By Dave Bates For the Observer-Reporter Have you ever noticed that the more you expect something to be a certain way the more disappointing the outcome? If a hunt is overplanned then certain expectations just naturally accompany that hunt. Frustration sets in when that magic buck fails to ...
By Dale Lolley For the Observer-Reporter newsroom@observer-reporter.com The Steelers wrapped up their minicamp last Thursday and will be off until the start of training camp at Saint Vincent College July 24. There’s still plenty that can happen between now and then, but looking at the ...
