RICH: When the easy way becomes difficult
Not teaching kids about money is the easy way out. Unfortunately for them, the easy way will eventually become the hard way.
RICH: To the rescue
Who man or woman wouldn't want to be rescued? Life is hard. Who of us would turn down the chance to have life easier? Who would put a foot down and say, "No! Don't do something for me that takes worry away!
RICH: Gate installation leads to a difference in opinion between spouses
Putting up a gate in front of our house was more difficult than I imagined. What wasn't a surprise, is that my idea for the design won out.
RICH: Flirting with success
You can be a good storyteller without being a good flirt. But you cannot be a great flirt without being a terrific storyteller.
RICH: A lack of empathy
I am most saddened by the lack of empathy that some folks have. I lacked it, too, in my ignorant youth. But you grow up and your thoughts on things like that change.
RICH: The art of grooming and the artless way of pointing it out
I have decided that it isn't grooming that I or any typical Southern woman have, it is more appropriately termed as "polish."
RICH: The bet
When it comes to knowing affairs of the heart, it's not a good idea to bet against me.
RICH: The book cases
When it comes to the many books stacked around my house, don't call them clutter. They are treasures.
RICH: Coming to terms with a 'Gone With the Wind' novice
It's hard to believe that a person who teaches literature would not have read the Southern classic.
RICH: The baby calf
It was a sweet sight, no doubt. My heart is always drawn to God's animal creatures, especially those who have found themselves abandoned young.
RICH: Rotten parents, or not?
Making me learn how to succeed on my own was a lesson my mother an father taught me that wasn't very "rotten" at al.l
RICH: Catching up with Miss Loretta
Several years ago, I befriended a woman in Cincinnati but then you know that, don't you? I've told you all about Miss Loretta.. If you're new to this column, I'll fill you in. She is the widow of a Cincinnati policeman. She did not marry until she was 37 because
RICH: My daddy's poor childhood
Learning of my daddy's rough times growing up made me appreciate my childhood days all that much more.
