Picture perfect

I woke up this morning and made oatmeal. On my kitchen wall was a photo of a window in Ireland that a friend took. I had it blown up and framed because I really like how the light comes through the ferns. But it never really fit the wall. The scale was off. I tried to...

Anger unleashed

Went through a nice, long period of learning to be more spiritual in my 40s. It was great to acquire more knowledge, go within and strive to wipe out anger. Now, with the dawn of 50 a month ago (and maybe a little before), I realize anger is healthy and often more...

All this fuss over a game?

This one was prompted by a question a friend posed while watching a particularly tense football game last weekend The Super Bowl teams — Patriots and Giants — give insight to the answer. Today’s Game Plan: This Is Why We Watch Sports

Workout buzz

Let’s go inside my mind for an entire workout, shall we? In fact, let’s start prior. I wake up this morning with a headache. First thought, no gym. Perfect excuse. Takes about five minutes for hard-driving Nancy to kick in and say, really? Get over...

Undecided

In most cases, taking a stand is the confident, intelligent thing to do. Ideally we learn as much as we can and then decide where we come down on an issue. But sometimes that isn’t so easy. At least not for me. The last week or so we’ve seen a lot of Joe...