Anyone of a certain age probably knows this song from the movie Meatballs: “We are the CITs, so pity us. The kids are brats. The food is hideous. We’re gonna smoke and drink and fool around. We’re Northstar CITs!” The backdrop of the movie is a weeks-long summer camp, just…
Today is my birthday 😊, and from the outside, this might look like a boring birthday. From the inside, I’m not complaining. When my husband was alive, I had two rules on my birthday (the same held true for Mother’s Day). I’m not cooking, and I’m not cleaning. Since I typically…
It is estimated that becoming proficient in the English language requires more than 1,000 hours of study. While not the hardest language to learn (that title apparently belongs to Mandarin), English’s idiosyncrasies definitely make it difficult. I majored in journalism in college and minored in English and psychology. Prior to…
