With the Postal Service threatening to postpone Saturday service, I am trying to do my part to keeping the Postal Service alive: I write to penpals. I was President of the Penpal Club in high school, and at one time I had as many as fifteen penpals! They have been from all over the US […]
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There is one thing that always amazes the new round of college freshman – the fact that the years they spent studying a foreign language in high school was essentially worthless. They learned nothing. So, they start fresh in college, where the classes are harder and faster paced, and they are sure they’ve got it […]
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In high school I became penpals with an Italian girl named Monica. We corresponded regularly, and it was a great thrill to actually be able to meet her the summer following my senior year, when I toured Europe with a band and choir. A few years later, Monica and her friend Olga came to the […]
It’s that time of the year again. Holiday shopping time. Do you have a 10 year old girl that you need to shop for? Would you like to stay away from all the high tech, expensive toys? Are you stumped at the thought of what you should purchase for her? If so, here are a […]
Some people just know what they want in life. I knew a guy who was dead set on becoming a neurologist from the time he was four. Another friend knew she’d become a psychologist. As for my best friend, Britney, she wanted to be a mom and she wasn’t going to accept no for an […]
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Kids looking for penpals online find that there really aren’t many free penpal websites especially for kids. Free penpal websites for kids are becoming fewer and fewer, but there are still a few online kids penpal websites. Some penpal websites for kids that used to be free now require an annual fee, but you don’t […]