We have resources to help them become skillful readers — We learn to read by listening to our parents read to us. There is a resource where we can find simple stories that can be read and we can start a family reading time tradition. That resource is the Library of Congress which was established on April 24, 1800. Here…

My Lucky Number is 5. I was four years old when my parents took me to a Midget Car race. On the first race, the crowds were shouting numbers and I joined, yelling, “FIVE. FIVE. FIVE.” Number 5 won. Years later, my lucky number worked again. Our town had summer…

The ones that you find on the internet. — The Killer Bees May claim they own the copyright to the photo that you are using. They can demand money from you because you are using their picture without permission, even if you got it from a service that said, “It is free to use, and there are no strings attached.” If you…

Our world is filled with small struggles, seen as pieces of a jigsaw puzzle turned upside down, on the table of life.

The bitter winds are pelting my soul — The following poem was a writing prompt that came while watching the 2-minute song, — — — Man of La Mancha — — — The Impossible Dream: Don Quixote. The song sung by (Peter O’Toole) is a song of inspiration and unwavering determination and can be heard at the end…

I read the text version of NPR on my Cellphone.

Requesting permission to brag — In 2020, I discovered Medium by watching videos posted on YouTube. One day I said, “What the hay. I like writing and telling stories, I’ll try it out. On March 14th, 2022, I joined and published my first post, “Can I Fulfill My Purpose?” Today, on March 8, 2023, I…

Afternoon tea is now being served — In the Spring of 1897 during the month of May, Margaret and Elizabeth were visiting Harrods with their Mums, on a special occasion, their birthdays. Being cousins, their May Day visits had been a tradition since they were seven and eleven. During the month of May, on a very special…

It hangs on the wall and never gets lost — All the breakfast buddies were present and accounted for, and their meeting was about to start. It was a scheduled meeting. Every Tuesday morning there were walks down memory lane and a couple of trots through the breaking news rot. Jimmy opened the meeting with, “Hey guys, you won’t believe…