Many of you have seen "The Bucket List," a film that came out in 2008 starring Morgan Freeman and Jack Nicholson. Two older men end up in the same hospital...
As we well know, this year's presidential campaign will really start heating up as the weeks fly by. I try to be a responsible voter, garnering information on the candidates...
Each winter, with the distraction of Christmas behind me, I set the same goal; a goal of teaching my dog, Isabella the Terrible, a new trick. I might have already...
Customer service is a tough industry and can certainly be most often a thankless career. I say, with 100 percent confidence, that I would not have the proper temperament to...
On Dec. 31, how can I not write about the coming new year and it's opportunities for new beginnings? When my nephew Luke was much younger, one of his famous...
What is your most memorable Christmas? As I sit in front of my Christmas tree, enjoying the lights and decorations, I always think back to Christmas' past, trying to pick...
One of my fondest childhood Christmas memories is that of going into downtown Chicago each year with my aunt. We'd eat lunch under the tree in the Walnut Room at...
As I write, I am less than two weeks back from a wonderful trip to Ireland. Yes, it's every bit as beautiful, magical and mystical a country as its reputation...
Usually I do a column sometime in October for Adopt a Shelter Animal Month. No one who reads this column would be surprised to find out that I have a...
Have you ever had a bully in your life? A family member, a friend, a neighbor? Someone you work with? If we tried, I would imagine we all could think...