Before I write my column, I will often look at the calendar to see what special days are in that month. This month, however, there was no need to do that.

Regarding your column a couple months ago, where someone took umbrage at your mention of giving a kid a swat on the bottom once in awhile.

There is quite an assortment of wild animals in this issue of Life After 50. Lions, tigers and bears (oh, my) as well as a Kenyan rhino and sheep about to be sheared.

With June upon us, I’d like to take a moment to thank my dad.

While May is the month to celebrate mothers, June is the month to celebrate fathers. I just read an article that said Mother’s Day is still a more popular holiday than Father’s Day. I think that dads are getting a bad rap. Let’s think for a moment about all he does. He goes out every day into what is often

Why are kids’ birthday parties so lavish? Dear Gabby Gayle: Last month, I went to my 5-year-old granddaughter’s birthday party. There were 30 kids and 15 adults in attendance, with one of those blow-up castles that kids jump around in, a face painter and a guy with a pony that gave rides to the kids. The kids had a blast.