Random Discovery #1 A security screen door with a deadbolt AND a sturdy wood front door with an additional deadbolt is NOT going to deter a serial killer from getting in our house if we are going to keep our front room window, which has a flimsy thin screen in it, open wide all night. Random Discovery #2 Rice Krispies cereal from Mexico and the United States both “speak” the same language! I understood it perfectly! (You DID know that, when you pour milk on Rice Krispies, the cereal speaks to you, right? Just checking.) Random Discovery #3 Drinking coffee from a chalky, boring styrofoam cup tastes vastly different than drinking it…

  “Mrs. Felty,” a student called out during social studies class, “I’m going to dye my hair with grey streaks like yours. It looks cool!” Exactly the look I was going for — cool. Right. I started growing out my “cool” grey streaks somewhere in my 30s and have added to the look ever since. My husband thinks the grey streaks look distinguished. I think he’s just softening the blow for me in coming to terms with aging. Since he started shaving his head years ago, I guess he’s missing out on all this “distinguishness” (I’m pretty sure that’s not a word). They’re good at hiding it, but I just…