Opinion
Is criticism contagious?
Have you ever been with a group of people when someone says, “What if someone you know won the lottery and gave you millions of ...
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Opinion
How’s your day going?
I was walking toward the back of Dollar Tree and could feel it coming on. I rarely get headaches, but the beginning of one is ...
by Ronny Michel, Wednesday, February 22, 2023 12:00 am
Opinion
Are you ready for a Super Bloom?
Have you ever been to Death Valley? No, not Tiger Stadium. Death Valley, the desert in California, is the hottest, driest, and lowest National Park. ...
by Ronny Michel, Wednesday, February 15, 2023 12:00 am
Opinion
Sometimes we drop the box; returning the scattered pieces of life
I revisit this memory annually. It always causes me to evaluate my priorities. Picture it. February 14, 2002. Victoria’s 7-year-old eyes scanned the loot on ...
by Ronny Michel, Wednesday, February 8, 2023 5:40 am
Opinion
They need to live closer
My daughter Elise and I just celebrated our one-year anniversary of her moving back home with us. Don’t worry. It’s all good. She and ...
by Ronny Michel, Wednesday, February 1, 2023 10:05 am
Opinion
We can’t always do the things we want to
7:25 last Friday morning – My granddaughter Adeline and I sat to review for her Social Studies test. My granddaughter Emma Kate quietly sat at ...
by Ronny Michel, Wednesday, January 25, 2023 8:24 am
Opinion
Becoming ‘clutter-free in ‘23’
At the beginning of every year, I pray for a word or a theme. This year, “Clutter-Free in ‘23” dominated my thoughts. It didn’t sound ...
by Ronny Michel, Wednesday, January 11, 2023 5:32 am
Opinion
Not a creature was stirring…
If last month wasn’t hectic enough, a few days before Christmas my granddaughter Adeline came home with two female hamsters she quickly named Cookies and ...
by Ronny Michel, Wednesday, January 4, 2023 10:44 am
Opinion
He’s still working on me
When my friend Diana Roberts was placed in charge of decorations for our neighborhood’s Christmas party, I had no doubt the event would be a ...
by Ronny Michel, Wednesday, December 21, 2022 8:33 am
Opinion
Looking at Mary’s Christmas
Did I forget to buy any gifts? (Probably.) Should I try a new recipe on Christmas Day? (Probably not.) Does my husband want to know ...