Growing older remains a challenge, no matter what goals we set for ourselves. Perhaps with a sprinkle of imagination, a dash of adventure and a handful of vitamins, life can still be wonderful.

Seems like people are usually in one category or the other: those who bathe and those who take showers. Some people enjoy the occasional bath but then shower after, which seems like a lot of bother to me unless...

Raising roses is a lot like raising children. There is a lot of work involved and frustration with how they progress. They sometimes resist our help and may attempt to thwart our involvement.

My kids are right. All this updating really is necessary to remain viable in the world.

Mentally ill people are not strangers. They are our brothers, our mothers, our children and our friends.

With a marriage that has lasted going on 54 years, it speaks to the fact that Grit and I have been able to negotiate our differences and somehow live in peace.

While I was playing tennis a couple of weeks ago, a twisted knee sidelined me for a day. Since I hadn't watched many of my recorded "Downton Abbey" episodes, I decided to watch them while icing my knee. They we...

Knowing this article would publish on Valentine's Day, I decided to keep with the theme of the day. But I wish I had been a better journal writer, which for me has been spasmodic at best. Therefore, I had to go...