Life is just a short walk from the cradle to the grave - and it sure behooves us to be kind to one another along the way.

A gift - be it a present, a kind word or a job done with care and love - explains itself!... and if receivin' it embarrasses you, it's because your 'thanks box' is warped.

writing is a labor of love and also an act of defiance, a way to light a candle in a gale wind.

Where did we get the idea of insultin' folks by pointin' out their age? ... It seems that we think youth is some special accomplishment brought about by the individual himself!

Like snowflakes, the human pattern is never cast twice.

Who wants to live with one foot in hell just for the sake of nostalgia Our time is forever now.

Zis and zat' when uttered by the French is considered charming, but 'dis and dat' as an Africanism is ridiculed as gross and ugly.