by Elizabeth Cowan | Mar 31, 2018 | Blog
“It is dark thirty,” as a good friend used to say. Time to close out another day and get some rest. When you go to bed, do you immediately fall asleep? Do you toss and turn, hoping to shake all the mental clutter out of your head so you can sleep? There are people,...
by Elizabeth Cowan | Mar 24, 2018 | Blog
Most people have a Wish List. Some may call it a Bucket List, but they are not necessarily the same. A Bucket List usually refers to things we want to do or places we want to see before we head down the highway or up the staircase. A Wish List typically itemizes stuff...
by Elizabeth Cowan | Mar 17, 2018 | Blog
Are there too many award shows? You may find them entertaining, but for some folks, self-congratulatory shows rank right down there with watching paint dry. We know what musicians or actors and their movies we enjoy. Do we have to have validation of our likes and...
by Elizabeth Cowan | Mar 10, 2018 | Blog
If you are a highbrow, you have idiosyncrasies. The rest of us have quirks. Perhaps your first instinct is to deny this. If that is the case, you should look again with a more objective eye. Better still, ask an outspoken friend. We guaranty that he or she (probably...
by Elizabeth Cowan | Mar 4, 2018 | Blog
One method of coping with funerals is to focus on unusual things during such somber occasions. In days of old, funeral practices were undeniably unsanitary. It was common to lay out the deceased on the kitchen table. Since tables back then were usually made of...
