Denise Dupra

It is the end of an era...the closing of one chapter and the opening of a new one. The book of life is being...

Friendship consists in forgetting what one gives and remembering what one receives. In all the years at Great Lakes Radio, I have given a...

Noun: Tucket  (TUCK-ut) Definition: Fanfare on a trumpet. Example sentence: I am not leaving this job with a tucket, but with a fond farewell and thank...

Verb: Blench  (BLENCH) Definition: To draw back or turn aside from lack of courage: flinch. Example sentence: I know my son will blench when I tell...

All through life there were distinctions - toilets for men, toilets for women; clothes for men, clothes for women - then, at the end,...

Adjective: Cursory  (KER-suh-ree) Definition: Rapidly and often superficially performed or produced: hasty. Example sentence: James gave the instructions only a cursory look before he began to...

When people walk away from you, let them go. Your destiny is never tied to anyone who leaves you, and it doesn't mean they...

Noun: Exegesis  (ek-suh-JEE-sis) Definition: Exposition, explanation. Example sentence: James Michener  had a real gift for using copius amounts of exegesis in his novels.      

Don't wait for things to get easier, simpler, or better. Life will always be complicated. Learn to be happy right now. Otherwise, you will...

Adjective: Amicable  (AM-ih-kuh-buhl) Definition: Exhibiting friendliness or goodwill; peaceable. Example sentence: I was surprised at how amicable my boss was with me upon receiving the news...