Columnists

Katie Hart Smith

Fulfilling expectations

Isn’t it so disappointing when people fail to meet your expectations? Do you project your imaginary self into that particular situation and say, “Well, I would have done this instead, and definitely not that.”

Carole Townsend

It’s all in the eye of the beholder

(Not So) Common Sense
It’s all in the eye of the beholder
By Carole Townsend

I had my eyes opened for me the other day, and by a most unlikely person. I neglected to thank her for the deed at the time, but I’d like to do so now.

Carole Townsend

I’m a little late hopping on the Poke-train

Pokemon Go. That is the name of the game, these days. I’m a little late coming to the party, but the game became so popular, so fast, that I thought I’d better learn what I can about it. Never know when such knowledge will come in handy.

Carole Townsend

Vacuuming sure isn’t what it used to be

Technology amazes me. What it’s accomplished in my lifetime is simply fascinating. We have the world at our fingertips, in a tiny little smart-gadget that brings us more than a computer that occupied an entire 40-degree room used to do.

When did he die?

The names of some of the people involved have been changed to protect the incompetents.

This is a true story.  My husband’s cousin Charles has been sick for some time and he died sometime early morning on January 6.

Katie Hart Smith

Dear Me, Love, Me

Dear me! Love me! It sounds like a plea, doesn’t it? To be seen? To be heard? To be understood just as the person you are? But first, you need to know who you are and then love and embrace it.

Katie Hart Smith

Do you listen to your heart?

Do you listen to your heart? I knew a woman who did. She told me that when she was a young girl that her father was adamant about her not seeking a higher education.

When Hell froze over

We have had such beautiful spring weather recently. The temperatures have been in the 70’s and low 80’s. The pollen count has been in the thousands.