By: Mary Fran Bontempo To hear an audio version of this column, click the play arrow below. I’m a believer in goal setting. It keeps me focused and on track. I’m a list maker and a planner and have been since I was young. But here’s one goal I never thought would make my list: I want to be like my mother.All apologies to my mom, but no girl says that they want to [...]
By: Mary Fran BontempoTo hear an audio version of this post, click the play arrow below.It is early September and all across the land can be heard the sounds of great rejoicing.The first day of school has arrived and everyone has somewhere to be that’s not home.For oh, so many years, I joined in the celebration, marked by a week of frenetic activity leading up to the event and culminating in that frantic, [...]
By: Mary Fran BontempoTo hear an audio version of this post, click the play arrow below.Well, Harry, I guess what happens in Vegas doesn’t stay in Vegas after all.Unless you’ve been hiding under a rock for the past week (something I’m sure Prince Harry wishes he could do), you’ve seen them.“Them” in this case refers to two things: the pictures of a naked Prince Harry cavorting in Las Vegas and the butt cheeks [...]
By: Mary Fran BontempoTo hear an audio version of this post, click the play arrow below.“Hey, Mom, can you teach me how to iron my shirts?”As soon as my son posed the question, a chorus of angels and heavenly hosts burst into song, praising God and giving glory.Or maybe that was just me.As any mother knows, sons do not iron. We do not even want them to iron, as the likely result will [...]
By: Mary Fran BontempoTo hear an audio version of this post, click the play arrow belowThey don’t make shore houses like they used to.Used to be that a shore house (or a beach house, for those not of the Jersey variety) was small, a tiny cottage just big enough for folks to sleep, eat and shower in. All anyone really needed since most time was spent at the beach. Traditionally, the shore house [...]
By: Mary Fran BontempoTo hear an audio version of this post, click the play arrow below.During the Olympics, for me, at least, it’s pointless to talk about much else. Never a sports fan, I devour the sports section in the newspaper and click on every article of Olympic coverage online, also staying up far past my bedtime to watch the ever-cool Bob Costas interview athletes and dissect the day’s events.Given my Olympic fever, [...]
By: Mary Fran Bontempo(with some really funny lines contributed by Laura Bontempo)To hear an audio version of this post, click the play arrow below.So that’s where Vegas got its motto.To an outsider, the Olympics represent excellence in athletics, competition and a chance for the world to show the best of itself for two all-too-brief weeks every few years.For the Olympians themselves, it represents the ultimate opportunity to excel at their sport, a chance [...]
