PRESSURE I read this week’s prompt really quickly on Thursday night, so I’ve spent the time between then and now thinking the prompt was “press.” AND … what I have to talk about barely relates to “press” much less “pressure.” In March, I participated in a Random Act of Kindness along with other friends of […]
If your house is on fire, forget about the propane tank
Hello! Every month, I share my favorite SmartBrief stories from the prior month. I’m writing this on Easter. I was all set to hunker down at my laptop this afternoon to write this post when my husband and I got a last-minute invitation to join family we’ve barely seen over the past pandemic year for […]
Why don’t I savor the pages anymore?
SAVOR: I wonder how many of the “savor” posts will be about food. It’s the first usage that comes to mind when I think about this word. But, since it’s just us talking here … what I miss “savoring” is books. I love reading, and I am an avid advocate for reading (especially banned books). […]
My one-point high-school basketball season
One point. One single, solitary point. That’s how much I helped the Union County High School girls basketball team in 1981. No, not one point per game, but one point in an entire season! Until I pulled this picture out recently to share with my friend Don Yaeger after reading his post about Beth Brooke […]
A picture can’t paint 1,000 words without alt text
The Bread song “If” says: If a picture paints a thousand words, then why can’t I paint you? It turns out, pictures can’t … express pictures for visually impaired computer users without words. Those words are Alt text. I don’t fully understand Alt text, but as usual, I’m going to try to make progress toward […]
“Is that email really spam?” and other hidden gems
The heart of a news story is often found buried within lines and lines of information. That was often the case with my favorite SmartBrief stories last month. BoardSource MacKenzie Scott (former wife of Jeff Bezos) gave over $4 billion to 384 groups last year, landing her the number two spot on the Philanthropy 50 […]