Oh, the ‘-isms’ in our lives

Time and again hearing folks say that because we’ve elected a black president that must mean racism has been eradicated has been working on me, but when I heard the Atlanta Journal Constitution’s Cynthia Tucker’s view on The Chris Matthews Show being...

Pause for poetry

The name Philip Schultz is new to me, but that’s one of the joys of Garrison Keillor’s Writer’s Almanac. Today we were treated to Schultz’s poem called “San Francisco Remembered.” In summer the polleny light bounces off the white...

America’s Got Journeys

Not one to typically watch talent shows, while kicking back at the beach last week this life coach enjoyed America’s Got Talent with her sister and a bowl of popcorn. People like Debra Romer, Michael Grasso, Jackie Evancho and Jeremy VanSchoonhoven delighted us...

Catching up on Game Plan

Just returned from a relaxing vacation at the beach. A couple of Game Plan columns went live in my absence and since I took a complete break and didn’t touch a keyboard, I’m going with better late than never. First, a piece on how Monica...