Here’s a pumpkin, there’s a pumpkin and everywhere I turn is pumpkin. Do I like it?  Of course.  Who doesn’t?  But I think it put me over the edge when I saw pumpkin-flavored shredded wheat.  What doesn’t come in pumpkin now? Let’s talk a little bit about these pumpkins.  The meaning of the word pumpkin […]

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I’ve mentioned before that Oglebayfest is a regular part of my fall routine. Every October I make my way to Oglebay Park to enjoy as much fun, food and family as I can cram into a three day weekend. But recently I’ve discovered a new fall favorite. Let me introduce you to SpringHouse Farm, located […]

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Recently, I was cleaning out my basement and discovered that I have five old TVs that either no longer work or won’t work without a receiver. Since I don’t have a cable provider that utilizes receivers, three of the TVs are unusable except for watching DVDs. I decided to search the internet and see where […]

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We have all heard the term proud parents, but on the flipside, this is about me being proud of my parents. Other than the obvious reasons why a daughter would be proud of her mom and dad, this is an extra special reason. Why?  They have successfully achieved what most never can nor ever do. […]

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Carving pumpkins is a fun way to celebrate Halloween, but do we know exactly why we carve these gourd-like orange fruits? Jack-o’-Lanterns were originally an Irish tradition that was brought over to America and has been practiced for centuries. The carving of the pumpkin comes from an Irish myth about a man known as Stingy […]

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I recently had the great honor of speaking to Wheeling’s AARP Chapter 824. I certainly hope the members of that great organization learned something from me, but I am sure that I got far, far more out of it than they did.  I particularly admired the obvious care that each member of the group had […]

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Fundamental fairness and common sense would seemingly dictate that your auto insurance premiums should not go up when you are involved in an accident that is not your fault. Unfortunately, common sense and fundamental fairness are not precepts upon which the multi- billion-dollar auto insurance industry is built. I tried, futilely, during my tenure as […]

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Ever since I was a little girl, I loved listening to ghost stories which is probably why I love watching horror movies. It’s predictable, the movie category that is my first choice every time and I will say – it’s got to be a scary one. While this is all in good fun, I’ve often […]

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The world is full of mentally ill people just waiting for their 15 minutes of fame. Watching the news once again proves that. Those poor people in Roseburg, Oregon who were gunned down by a crazed killer is just one more example. What the shooter’s name was doesn’t matter. The victims and their families are […]

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The pinnacle of corporate greed was exposed in the lawsuit of Grimshaw v. Ford Motor Co., (1981) 119 CA3d 757, wherein evidence showed that Ford’s corporate executives made conscious decisions to avoid correcting dangerous conditions existing in the Pinto because it would be more cost effective to pay out on claims involving death or serious […]

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