When I recently heard the thermometer would finally rise above 50 degrees in the mid-Atlantic states, it was a sign that spring was right around the corner. Narcissus and hyacinth plants as well as fresh-cut daffodils were already being sold in Southern California, where I live. But the weather breaking after such a harsh winter, [...]
Pre-boomers were taught the first Thanksgivings was a day of gratitude expressed by the early settlers nearly 400 years ago in Plymouth, Massachusetts. The pilgrims thanked God for delivering them to the new world where they could live free of religious persecution, for surviving the first year, and for the harvest to sustain them in [...]
My wife and I have been thinking about moving away from Los Angeles sometime in the next couple of years. LA is too expensive, too congested, and the taxes are too high. Plus there are other things we don’t like such as the city’s attitude, increasing crime, and it’s not all that friendly a place [...]
