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How cold is it? So cold... Well, not that cold. Tell me it's in the 50sF (so maybe 12C) in January and I'll do a victory dance aroun...

September is the month when your blood needs to adjust to cooler temps. That first shock of relatively cool air at night (low 40sF or 6C) wi...

I'm reading a book about travel. Not your usual kind -- this one, titled Airplane Mode: an Irreverent History of Travel, by Shahnaz Habi...

All five grandkids start the new school year today. That's a big wow for me! One starts fourth grade, two start first grade, and the you...

This Labor Day weekend will always stay in my memory -- for the labor-free days, for the absence of Ed, off somewhere in a boat, and for the...

This spring (was it for Mother's Day? My birthday maybe?), a daughter presented me with a gift certificate to a beautiful local spa wher...

I am getting the hang of not laboring! I'll throw out one example: it's 1p.m., and I am just finishing breakfast on the porch. It...