When I was in my mid teens, my mother took me shopping for a dress to wear to a school dance.  Never destined to be buxom, in those early days, I had the anatomy of a brick.  Nonetheless, the sales woman at one shop was determined to find an outfit that would flatter my figure.  Sh

I received a phone call last night from a charity organization I have supported for years. Donations were down and the nonprofit was confronted by a special need. Could I make an additional contribution? It was the third call of this kind I’d received from similar organizations in a