Empty Nexter

By Carrie Perrien Smith We’re not spring chickens anymore but we still do a better job of taking care of the ones we love than we do ourselves. When we neglect our own health, we […]

By Carrie Perrien Smith I submitted this article in mid-December so if you are reading this, the Mayans were wrong and the world did not end. In that case, we’ve again found ourselves at that […]

A grandma’s response to parents about the risks our kids face By Carrie Perrien Smith So here I am writing my twelfth Empty Nexter post for the twelfth month of 2012, basking in the joy […]

By Carrie Perrien Smith Food allergies and sensitivities are a major inconvenience for me. But I’m lucky to know I have them. Thousands of people wander through life with no idea that is their problem. […]

By Carrie Perrien Smith It’s an election year. Most of us are armchair politicians if we bother to pay attention. Only about twenty percent of us even bother to vote if we are registered at […]

By Carrie Perrien Smith I can’t tell you how many times someone has pulled me aside and said in a hushed voice, “I’ve got this idea for a business …” They have that look of […]

By Carrie Perrien Smith Tina Turner was born Anna Mae Bullock in 1939 to sharecroppers in rural Tennessee. She developed her singing voice in church and participated in talent shows. Like many kids, she grew […]

By Carrie Perrien Smith It’s kind of funny frolicking through this third twenty years of my life with my partner in crime. I’m an old Gen X and he’s a young Baby Boomer. We’re sitting […]