Life and those you love is what matters in the end
By Kelly Hockenberry, Columnist, The Times
Last Saturday was my birthday. Normally, I would start this article with some type of self-deprecating remark about being old as dirt, but I’m turning over a new leaf. Over the past few weeks, I’ve witnessed the heartache of several people close to me that made me reevaluate my tendency to joke about life. Not that I don’t think that there is some...
A bit of birthday wisdom
By Kelly Hockenberry, Columnist, The Times
Friday was my birthday. With age comes wisdom, they say. And, considering that I am hardly a spring chicken, I suppose I have learned a few life lessons. Wouldn’t it be nice of me to make an enumerated list for as many years as I have been on this planet? It sure would…but, then I would be outing myself and I prefer an air of mystery. (I will delete...
A few birthday wishes and a time to take stock
Maybe another year wiser, but no shortage of milestones
By Kelly Hockenberry, Columnist, The Times
Tomorrow I will be one year older and wiser. Well, hopefully.
I stumbled across this blog post from “A Pretty Penny” (http://bit.ly/OLTMTd) about “taking stock” of things. I thought it was a clever and appropriate way to take a step back and really check in on life. Remember filling...