In the wee hours of the night when sleep alludes me, I often listen to podcasts. Once in a while, I hear bits and pieces that are so compelling I re-listen when I am wide awake. Here are three favorite new podcast episodes to mark the third month of 2025. All are well worth your time whether on a walk, in the car or puttering around the house. (If you like those but never had a chance to listen to the nine recommended last year, put them on your list. You can google any of the Podcast titles if you are unable to listen on Spotify.)
Anxiety is rampant even in our small college town. In the last month we have been grappling with a deadly parking lot shooting, a stabbing on campus, a suspected Continue reading
They say that short term memory is the first to go. I can remember what I had for lunch on the first day of first grade (indelibly burned into my memory as a life lesson) but now, when asked what I did the previous weekend, well, that can be a complete mystery. Even my […]
Are you a bibliophile, devouring books by the dozens, stacked high on your bedside table? I envy you. I’d love to cozy down each night with a good read, but alas, I don’t. Many barely get started then are tucked away, and soon forgotten. If a book doesn’t grab me quickly, it’s swiftly abandoned to […]
If you, dear reader, received an email alerting you to my new post—the one that mysteriously required a password—blame it on my limited abilities in navigating the new WordPress format. Or for those so inclined, you can chalk it up to fake news :) It’s been a very “dry season” with lots of static disrupting […]
It was March, 2012—the last time I really put myself out there and risked doing hard, scary things for the sake of someone else. Rappelling through waterfalls, whitewater rafting in a rain swollen river and zip lining 12 consecutive times far above the tree canopy of Arenal, Costa Rica. I’ve since decided those kind of […]
Who says you need a turkey and all the traditional sides or every loved one around your table to have a great day filled with laughter and gratitude? Who says you need to meet on the fourth Thursday in November? Not the out-of-the-box Burlesons. No sirreee, not in many a year! Last year, on the […]
My husband appropriately calls himself “The Spotter.” Wherever we travel, he looks around, helpfully pointing out the *unusual, whimsical, interesting or sweet — then I point my camera and record it. He endures vacations and local outings which often consist of hours of wandering on foot, my camera at the ready. I shuffle a few steps forward, then come to a sudden halt. I point, shoot and start up again; by his count, the most consecutive steps I take — before I inevitably stop again — is five.
Remember the old football cheer that required audience participation, “lean to the left, lean to the right, stand up, sit down, fight, fight, fight”? I’m virtually cheering for you with this “Fight, Fight, Fight” post. But it requires you to read, listen and watch. I promise that one or more Fightin’ segments will bless your […]
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