Jenny Evans Dunham

I had a computer crisis this past week and it messed up my schedule for getting all sort of things done, including posting on my blog. It was frustrating because my computer was the victim of a very nasty virus. The virus took over all sorts of things so it was hard to figure out exactly what was wrong. As I write this post, my son-in-law is still trying to see if he can save my computer from an early demise. Continue reading »

As I get older, I am beginning to question some of my long-held beliefs and feelings about different things in life and society. For example, in the past I felt a particular way about certain issues and would never have even thought to consider feeling differently. However, with age comes a new type of wisdom–the realization that everything you think you know and believe was taught to you by someone else. In most cases, you were never told why such and such was perceived to be a certain way; you just accepted that it was. It doesn’t mean that what we were taught is necessarily wrong, but I have found that I want to believe something because I personally believe it to be so. Continue reading »

With the political season in full swing, telling the truth or not telling the truth (as the case may be) is a major issue. As a voter and concerned citizen, it is often hard to tell who is telling the truth and who isn’t and whether something is 100% true or has been stretched to meet the situation. It’s very disillusioning to me personally. Continue reading »

One of my favorite TV advertisements is one that promotes the Royal Bank of Scotland. It shows a group of people out at a business lunch. One of them starts choking on some food. The other people at the table talk about how to do the Heimlich maneuver to help him stop choking. They’re talking; the guy is choking. Finally, you see a person from another table walk over and perform the Heimlich maneuver on the person. The choking guy is saved! The motto for the Royal Bank of Scotland is “Make It Happen.” Continue reading »