Steve and I are in the car as I type this, on a road trip to see our younger son in Oregon. I was telling Steve about the magazine quizzes I was obsessed with as a teenager, featured in places such as “Seventeen” magazine. Without such insightful queries,... See more
Trinity Audioplayer ready... For the first time ever, I have an old dog. The average lifespan for a Labrador retriever is 10-12 years old, and Pauley turns 13 next month. Growing up, our family didn’t have any pets. Both my parents worked, and my mom thou... See more
For the first time ever, I have an old dog. The average lifespan for a Labrador retriever is 10-12 years old, and Pauley turns 13 next month. Growing up, our family didn’t have any pets. Both my parents worked, and my mom thought it was mean to leave a do... See more
A while back, I shared in this column that my mom, brother and I go on an annual trip together because we have a blast as a trio. While there have been many excellent outcomes of these adventures, a favorite of mine is our lasting habit of playing the New... See more
Last weekend, Steve and I took a field trip to Cal Poly San Luis Obispo to check out collegiate rodeo. This was not my first rodeo (heh heh); I’ve been to the Red Bluff Round-Up and a couple of others when I was younger. But this was the first time I’ve s... See more
