By: Mary Fran Bontempo To hear an audio version of this post, click the play arrow below. If only it were that easy. Last week, Sean "Puffy" Combs, a.k.a. P. Diddy, a.k.a. Diddy, announced that he's again changing his name, back to the Puff Daddy which originally brought him fame, and later infamy, back in 2001. Or is he changing it to Sean John, his real name? Is that even a change, when [...]

By: Mary Fran Bontempo As if there weren't a large enough cacophony of voices willing to speak up when I'm on the wrong track, a new one has added her opinion to the fray. My car. Yes, my new Chevy Malibu has decided to join with the legion of others all too willing to correct me when I'm wrong. It's been a long time since the Bontempos have owned a new car. Ten [...]

By: Mary Fran Bontempo To hear an audio version of this post, click the play arrow below. Talk about poetic justice. With the advent of the internet, smart phones, texting, Twitter, and all other manners of electronic communication, I was barely keeping up. As a woman in life's "middle ground," it's almost a given that I'm going to be behind--that the wonders of ever-advancing technology have made communication the province of the young. [...]