You Like Me, You Really Like Me!

I’m meeting my pen pal today. In fact, by the time this scheduled post has published, I will have probably already met her. And I’ll know whether or not I was nervous for nothing. Through my job, I found out about this pen pal program at one of the local schools. The middle school students [...]

Quite Contrary

I didn’t watch the Super Bowl this weekend. I’ve also never watched American Idol or read The Da Vinci Code. I didn’t have any interest in the Super Bowl, as I’m not really a fan of football. But I resist American Idol and Dan Brown precisely because so many other people do not. Ordinarily, I’d [...]

Holiday for the Underdogs

The last fall / early winter months bring with it some of my favorite things of the season, like crisp fall days with brightly colored leafs, then the magical first snow of the season. It also brings one of my favorite holidays – Hanukkah. No, I’m not Jewish, but I was introduced to the Jewish [...]