Your Call Is Important To Us By Alice Herb I have a number of pet peeves. Friends and family visibly shrink from me when they hear that I’m once again on the warpath to eliminate the object of my wrath. That object right now (and for some time) is…
Read MoreThe Lockdown: What I Love & Hate by Alice Herb Right now we are several months into “the lockdown.” I can’t actually say I really “love” anything in this pandemic lockdown but some feelings come pretty close. I’ve had time to think about what I’ve enjoyed about the isolation…
Read MoreAwe-Inspiring But Often Unrecognized by Alice Herb Have you ever cared for a spouse, child, grandchild, or parent when she or he was seriously ill? If the answer is “yes,” then you’ll relate to what I have experienced and observed. Of course, the person who is the “patient” needs…
Read MoreLost & Found: Values? by Alice Herb I am not religious. I am not a philosopher. But I am a believer! I believe in justice, fairness, respect, tolerance, and reciprocity. I believe that we would have a better world if we would learn more about each other and be…
Read MoreDisasters: Been There Done That Too By Alice Herb We are in the midst of a long, nasty, scary disaster for which apparently no one in the world was quite prepared. But I’m here to tell you, WE WILL GET THROUGH THIS. As someone who has lived a life…
Read MoreI Want to Send My Head Out for Repairs by Alice Herb I am losing patience. When I retired, I made a pact with myself that I would not be running to see doctors every week like so many of my retired friends. Now, many years later, I am…
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