“My husband thought he wanted us to have a baseball team until the twins came along. I guess reality hits at how challenging that can be sometimes. But then he was so happy when we found out that we were having...
“I was a cop for years, and I always enjoyed doing stuff for kids. If some kid came up to me and told me that his bicycle was stolen, I’d go find him another one. That’s kind of how it all...
“I turned 76 last month. Never thought I’d live this long. I’ve had a bunch of medical problems. Right now, it’s my legs. I’ve got peripheral artery disease, where the veins get all stopped up. I’m hoping I can do away...
“My boyfriend and I broke up. We’re still friends. We’re still on speaking terms. But that wasn’t what I wanted. I didn’t want to leave the relationship. “It’s kind of like losing my late husband all over again. Because of the...
“In the fifth grade, I went to a forensic science camp. That’s what inspired me to want to become a medical examiner. “I know it’s going to take a really strong stomach. It’s also going to take a lot of compassion...
“The toughest part about construction is that you’re working yourself out of a job all the time. You’re always going to a project to finish that project. You know you’re going to lose your job eventually. You know you’re going to...
“That Christmas, when I began to do my hair, I felt something and couldn’t lift my arm. The doctor kept giving me pills, but they didn’t help. It turned out to be breast cancer. “I began to pray and to use...
“I went to Texas A&M and got my degree in wildlife and fisheries sciences. I intended to be a fisheries biologist, but life had other ideas. “My dad passed away, so I ended up in the family business managing drug stores....
“I like to call myself a horticulturist. But I guess that’s just a glorified way of saying farmer or gardener. I specialize in gourmet mushrooms. “I’ve converted a large room in my father’s house into a grow room. Hopefully, when I...
“I’m a native New Yorker. Lived there the first 40 years of my life. My friends liked to call me THE New Yorker. I lived that New York lifestyle. “It’s weird to think that I’m not in an apartment anymore. I’m...
