As a young band director, one of my aspirations was to either have my band accepted to march in the MacyĢƵ Thanksgiving Day parade or to be invited to perform at a presidential inauguration. We did get invited to march for an inauguration, but it was for the president of Mexico, and I’m ...
Many cat lovers argue that it is cruel to make felines stay indoors. I’m in the opposite camp. We say that letting the kitties outside is cruel – and not just because coyotes and speeding cars threaten them. ItĢƵ because cats kill birds, chipmunks and other small mammals in shocking ...
ItĢƵ highly unlikely that anyone turns cartwheels when they pay their property taxes, but the idea that the money is going to the school up the street to educate neighborhood children can provide some solace.The reality, however, is that a chunk of those resources are being diverted from ...