I had to laugh. I had to. I have been interviewing people all week for several articles I’m writing on RVing. I spoke with three women today - two older than me, one younger. And they all said pretty much the same thing - “When I learned I could use a bucket with a plastic bag and some cat litter and an old toilet seat for an emergency toilet in my trailer, I was okay with the idea of camping.”
Folks, these are attorneys and government administrators I’m talking to. Women …

There are 22,000 homeless kids, maybe more, on the streets of Orange County California and across the United States who are waiting on Apple to do the right thing. What’s the right thing? Replace my MacBook, a piece of technology even the Mac Genius’ have told me “is a lemon.” The problem, as I understand it, is Apple doesn’t make the black MacBook anymore because they had so many problems with it - including bad batteries - of which I’ve gone through three and am on my fourth….
13 homeless kids …

He loved her. He loved everything about her. He loved her pink tutu. He loved the tiny little ballet shoes, the auburn hair cut just above her shoulder. And she loved him. I could tell by the way she clung to his leg as they stood in line.
“I don’t feel good daddy.” He put one hand on her head and looked down in concern before stooping to hug her.
“Okay,” he said, smoothing her hair back with one hand and feeling for a temperature. He kissed her forehead. “We won’t be …

“To be bitter is never a good thing; not even in chocolate.”
~ Julian Antonio
Bitter and angry people actually choose to be that way. That’s my conclusion, and the conclusion of most therapists and counselor’s too. Who we are and how we view life is a choice. To be a victim is to invite life to dump on you. To be a survivor is to get through what life dumps on you. To thrive is to turn what life dumps on you into a feast.
I was …