63 C25K sounds like some kind of secret code. In a way, it is. My husband Barry is 63 years old and he’s training with the C25K program to run his *first 5K race. (There is that little *asterisk because Barry has run a 5K here and there over the years with absolutely no training what-so-ever and lived to regret [...]

During my 30 years of teaching English & Reading, I stumbled upon some rather unique and I dare say ingenious Cheat Sheets (not that I ever condoned this practice, but kudos for originality).  I always told the would-be “cheater” that it would have taken less time to study than to develop the Cheat Sheet scheme. So how do I now [...]

So my mom’s doing it. My sister’s doing it. Her boyfriend’s doing it. My brother and sister-in-law are doing it. My other brother and sister-in-law are doing it. And now… my husband. They’re all in training for SOMETHING! (And that something is a freaking 1/2 IRONMAN!) I like to say my training for the last 5 years has been being [...]

An Open Letter to Tom Brady (to be filed under “spoof”), Hi Tom.  It’s Sharon from Rhode Island.  I’m a New England Patriots fan.  My whole family is.  Or are.  Whichever sounds better to you.  And I’m really really happy to see you back and healthy.  Really. You may think this letter is for an autograph.  It’s not.  Or money.  [...]