Flip charts, QR Codes and the In-Between Magic

Flip charts, QR Codes and the In-Between Magic

A few weeks ago, I was purchasing pink baby Carhartt overalls at Tractor Supply when the cashier asked if they were for my grandchild. My first instinct was to be insulted. This lasted about 7 milliseconds while I reminded myself that while I still looked forward to...
Windshield Time

Windshield Time

My Dad, bless him, has been a powerful influence in my life. He taught me to drive, and I marvel at his patience and self-control, thinking back on it. I was apparently unaware that one should slow down prior to making a turn. If it was possible for a Ford LTD station...
Throwing Boulders and Chipping Away at It

Throwing Boulders and Chipping Away at It

It was a few months ago, sitting in bed over coffee — right in the thick of so much change that it felt a bit like living in the eye of a hurricane — that I mentioned this study to Tom about the Holmes Rahe Stressor Scale. I was laughing. Holmes-Rahe Life...
#Enough is Enough!

#Enough is Enough!

Letter sent this morning to AERC Board of Directors. [Edited to add: Written, not by me, but a group of concerned members.] If you are a member and you agree with the sentiments in this letter and the members who signed it, it is not enough to hit “like”...
Contemplating the Realities of 50

Contemplating the Realities of 50

(Feature photo by Tre Wheway.) I’m not talking about the fifty-mile distance, I’m talking about the half-century mark of longevity, the hallmark birthday when the AARP begins to send you postcards, the age at which (I read and now believe, based on a...
Today, I sent an email to the AERC BoD …

Today, I sent an email to the AERC BoD …

[If you are an AERC member and would like to voice an opinion on this topic, here’s a link to email your BoD members. Please note that most of them do not read or participate on Facebook, so while such discussions may be gratifying and allow you to vent your...