Blog Posts

A big part of my daily life of late has been making an effort to stave off the negative effects of aging. Ironically, this is one...

Seems it’s that time again, where the lists are clamoring to be shared. This time around, the nautical definition of the term listing (...

Recently I requested your ideas for overcoming (or at least surviving) the previously unimaginable level of inhumanity, corruption, and...

A major tool in my arsenal to fight despair has always been distraction. (I’m happy to report that, these days, I try to choose positive...

It’s been a bit of a heavy week here at the mermaid cottage. My attempt to lighten it up, and provide a crowd favorite, is this latest in...

This week I was remembering the short-lived experiment in which the CWP attended a private Episcopal school for third and part of fourth...

I just got in last night (not in the morning—it seems I need to pay a bit more attention to detail) from my long-awaited, outstanding...

I’ve written before about the four-legged lunatic that has free reign of our house. He continues to provide daily doses of both hilarity...

It’s no secret that we all absorb ambient negativity to some degree, often unconsciously. For the past several years, I’ve been working...