On this Wordsday in my Towel World, I'm still ruminating on mothers. On Monday, I offered up some of my mother's unusual road rules, and...

Day 128: It’s HAVE A COKE DAY! It’s also MOM Week in my Towel World, and I’m thinking about the ridiculousness of the term “working mom.”...

Day 127: I’m just gonna go right ahead and blurt this week’s theme, because, for once, I’ve planned ahead. Mom would be proud. She would...

Day 126: Have you ever been HOMESICK? Decades ago, when I was 12, jobless, and had lots of time to contemplate the mysteries of the...

Day 125: Happy Cinco de Mayo Smatterday! The day when you can add extra layers to the 7-layer dip without feeling guacward about it. Are...

Day 124: May the fourth be with you! Nope. I don’t have a lisp. It’s May 4th, also known as Star Wars Day . . . you know . . . because it...

Day 123: I’ve been going on about HOMES this week - honest homes, leaving Home, returning Home, so I guess it’s the theme. My mother...

Day 122: Yesterday we sent students to Jerusalem, but because of the distance, they’re just arriving about now. When I get the message...

Day 121: Happy May Day! I started the celebration by going to the airport at 4:00 A.M. to send off another group of students to the...

Day 120: It’s National Honesty Day, people! Let’s be honest . . . shouldn’t every day be honesty day? It’s one of the top ten, right?...

Day 119: I’ve been going on about books this week — World Book Day, books as portals, a short book poem for your pocket, and a diploma as...

Day 118: It’s Worldwide Pay it Forward Day! A spectacular concept! My mom was the queen of paying it forward, back when we just called it...

Day 117: At the university where I work, it’s graduation day. I can tell, because there’s no parking anywhere, there’s a fresh coat of...

Day 116: Today is National Poem in Your Pocket Day. No kidding. You’re supposed to keep a poem in your pocket today to be shared with...

Day 115: In what is turning out to be a week of Books for me, I’ve been thinking about one of the many dabbling projects Mom and I did...

Day 114: Yesterday was World Book Day. Did you take a moment to identify your favorite? I simply cannot. It’s beyond me. My mother taught...

Day 113: Methinks the stars have smiled down upon this day, for thou hast been given two celebratory days in one. Thou hast been...

Day 112: This week of EYE CONTACT ends with Earth Day. What a blessing to spend our days on a planet so spectacularly beautiful. The male...

Day 111: We’ve been talking about eyes this week, and since I used my peepers to see Hamilton last night, it seems fitting to share what...

Day 110: Seeing is believing and I’m not throwing away my shot!