Welcome 2020!
Jan 13, 2020The Loafer
Karen Fox
The Red Scooter
I was nine when I saw IT. I knew I had to have IT and there was no way I was walking out of Kmart without IT. The red shiny apparatus beckoned me. I stepped on it and gave a shove. Down the aisle I zoomed, my leg brace clanging against the side. Around […]
Living Your Best Life
Setting Yourself Up For Success in the Morning
Have you picked your word for the New Year…a word that drives your actions and gives you direction throughout the year? Maybe your word is determination, passion, fierce, love, brave. A word that keeps popping up for me is intentional, that’s my word for the year. I want to make decisions that are intentional, set […]
Pop Life
Lost in Space Season 2
If you have seen season 1 of the rebooted “Lost in Space” on Netflix, you definitely need to catch season 2 which began streaming on December 24th. What a Christmas Eve gift for fans of the show. The first season, released in 2018, introduced us to the new version of the famous Robinson family first […]
Batteries Not Included
Holiday
Kicking off the new year right, The Criterion Collection has released Director George Cukor’s 1938 film “Holiday,” an adaptation of the 1928 stage play by Phillip Barry, on blu-ray for the first time. The film was the third of four films paring Cary Grant and Katherine Hepburn together—including the 1940 film version of “The Philadelphia […]
Karen Fox
How I was Led Toward the Saving Grace of Denture Cream
As I begin 2020 I felt it was imperative to let you in on a little background information that led me to my denture-cream sticking to my foot to a flip flop story so here goes…. “Bye!” I screamed to my husband as I backed my god-awful white, bigger than a boat, Sebring out of […]
Living Your Best Life
The “Diet” that Will Work for a Lifetime
It’s that time of year when many of us have a bit of motivation to go to the gym, start a diet, really get serious about our health. But for most people that motivation won’t last long, according to many studies, it won’t last to the end of January. Diets can work for a short […]
Pop Life
A Cinderella Story: Christmas Wish
If you are a fan of the television show “Glee” or of the classic tale of Cinderella, you may want to check out the new holiday film “A Cinderella Story: Christmas Wish.” The film is described as a teen comedy musical film, and is the fifth installment of the”Cinderella Story” film series. In this effort […]
Batteries Not Included
Error 404
As the end of 2019 approached, a number of my friends remarked to me how they were having issues getting their end of the year work done. On a Tuesday night, a friend who is a teacher was telling me of how a week’s worth of report cards they had been working on was lost […]
The Loafer
Veteran of the Week : James E. Daugherty
The Loafer’s Veteran of the Week is James E. Daugherty. Daugherty served in the United States Marine Corp from 21 June 1945 through 30 June 1967. He served in many roles throughout his distinguished military career from Rifleman, Infantry Leader, Aviation Fire Control Technician and finally RADAR Officer. While serving with I Company, 3rd Battalion, […]
Karen Fox
Is It Brace Compatible?
Well hello again. I hope y’all had an amazing Christmas Day. Me, well, I ventured back into the great city of Asheville to finish some last minute gift buying and, as I drove pass Asheville Orthopedic and Prosthesis, my mind began to wander back…way back when…. Before I entered first grade in the fall, my […]
