When it comes to flavor, say yes to bone-in, skin-on chicken breasts. Chicken breasts often get a bad rap for their dryness and lack of flavor. Leaving the bones and skin on the breast helps to solve this problem. more

Relationships with family and friends can be challenging at times. Taking a little time to work on relationships and “get your heart right” will benefit those relationships long into the future.   more

I am not the Client Whisperer. Trust me when I tell you I am on nobody's short list for hand-holding, there-there's or any sort of artificial reassurances. Because that’s NOT what my customers need.  more

More experience in executive governmental office. Greater command of global geopolitical issues. Better understanding of state prerogatives in the American federal system. Deeper commitment to local charitable undertakings. Earlier personal involvement in family business. more

"An eight-person table stiffed me, so I only made $5 in tips." Our son is a server at a diner-style restaurant. On a recent night, he only had two tables during his shift and only made five dollars in tips. more

Last week I observed children picking out boxes of Valentines to exchange with their schoolmates and it took me back to grade school. Remember the excitement of those days before Feb. 14 — decorating your “mailbox” at school that sat on your desk, just waiting to be filled with a flurry of small white envelopes? more

Last month, Father Isaac Achi was burned alive in his rectory by militants in Kafin-Koro, Nigeria. Another priest there, Father Collins Omeh, who was shot in the back but escaped. Before Achi insisted that Omeh flee, the two priests heard each other's Confessions. more

I’ve been hearing about ChatGPT since early December. Someone I know well who works in the university writing center was very upset about it and wrote to me about it. I’d never heard of it.  more

Isn’t it interesting how a single event can “trigger” your memory? That happened to me this past week when I learned that there was to be an auction at the Gay Parita in Carona, Kansas, last Sunday.  more

Now is the right time to prep for a spring garden, and one important step is making sure your soil is fertile enough to grow plants. Plants have a set of nutrients that they need in order to survive. These necessary nutrients are known as macronutrients and micronutrients. more