by kelly | May 20, 2023 | Daily Courier, Everything Else
My cell phone sent me an alert that I was almost at my voicemail limit the other day. This doesn’t surprise me because I have a hard time erasing the funny or touching messages I get from friends and family. For me, this started back in the days of answering machines....
by kelly | May 6, 2023 | Daily Courier, Everything Else
This week I had a chance to talk with a class of eighth-graders about the people who live in assisted living and how once upon a time these folks were 14-year-olds too. I asked them to raise their hand if they thought they might live to at least 90, and was impressed...
by kelly | Apr 22, 2023 | Daily Courier, Everything Else
Our garage has a collection of underused sporting gear hanging from hooks on the wall. Sleeping bags and a tent from the camping trip that happened exactly twice in our 26 years together. A collapsible hula-hoop from my brief stint in a community ed class. (I’ll bet...
by kelly | Apr 8, 2023 | Daily Courier, Everything Else
The other day I bought an Easter egg dye kit, which looked remarkably similar to the one I remember using as a kid many years ago. It seemed like a pretty good deal for two bucks. The eggs, on the other hand, are now a precious commodity so I opened the container to...
by kelly | Mar 25, 2023 | Daily Courier, Everything Else
I got an unexpected phone call on the way home from work today. It was the dermatologist’s office and I figured they’d say “all good, see you next year.” A spot on my back that hadn’t caused concern last year had decided to stretch itself out enough to warrant a quick...
