(And why, despite it all, I still do what I do) Dear Friends, Confessions are hard. But this one might change how you think about your health and your future. I wasn’t born healthy. I was the scrawny, sickly kid always trying to “feel normal.” That frustration became a lifelong obsession with the human body,…
Richard Dinges Don’t ask me why, but recently I got to thinking that I have some weird musings. I wonder if our universe ever ends? Why do cows moo? I have wondered what debris lay on the shoulders of the roadway leading into SaddleBrooke from Rte. 77. Unfortunately, my queries are doomed because I can’t…
Tim Gaule I am a member of the SaddleBrooke Hearing Discussion Group. I would like to devote this article to the memory of Jennifer (Jen) Jefferis. Jen founded our group in 2018. Jan sadly passed away on April 12, 2026. Jen created our group because she wanted to have a way for the…
Mary Ann Cram Mary Ann Cram passed away on June 18, 2026. She was born on July 2,1939, in Chicago, Ill., the daughter of Lee and Gertruce Schlesinger. Mary Ann leaves behind: daughter Christine Tressler, son-in-law Ron Tressler, grandson John Tressler, and close friend and business partner, Joel Ureta. She attended college in Illinois and…
Emma, a little white dog who lives in SaddleBrooke Hello SaddleBrooke Progress friends. I’m Emma, your cheerful little white dog in SaddleBrooke. In this column, I share a dog’s-eye view on life by answering thoughtful questions with kindness, gentle humor, and a bit of tail-wagging wisdom. You can follow more of my adventures and photos…
Christianne Dettmann Thought. Have you ever looked at that word and wondered why a single syllable needs so many letters? We can pronounce it with just four (“thot”), but someone along the way decided it needed an extra “ugh” just for giggles …or perhaps moans. In Spanish, the equivalent word, pensamiento (pen-suh-[MEE-EN]-toe), has even more,…