• Relationships Take Work

    It’s the Little Things

    I love my car – except for one thing. The warning alarm – namely the one that sounds when you don’t yet have your seat belt on – is the most shrill and annoying sound ev-er. Oh no. She doesn’t make a pleasing tone like other American cars. She’s a 2008 Crossfire, and while her body and interior were styled by Chrysler, the rest of the car is European. And unlike American engineers, the German ones are all business. They want us to really, really hear it. Take a quick listen. One morning, my hubby and I were leaving for work and he had backed my car out of the…

  • Life Advice

    Put Money In Its Place

    PT Barnum wrote a book called The Art of Money Getting. It’s about making and keeping money. I could never be author of that book. Frankly, I’m clueless. We don’t have an app on our phone with stock market numbers, and we don’t have a broker. We have a 401K, but don’t ask me how it’s doing or even how much money we have in it. I use coupons only if they fall out of my purse in the checkout line.  Money’s a necessary thing in this world we live in, but it’s not that important to us. A reader recently asked me to write about finances. This request is a…

  • Relationship Advice for Men

    Get The Prize: Life Lessons Learned From Racing

    Learn my husband Bobby’s take on marriage and relationships in his series “Life Lessons Learned From Racing.” He is a professional race car driver who also happens to be a terrific husband. You can read our racing story and see a 5-minute video of our first national win in my post “Be There”.  Lori One of the best moments in my career came courtesy of ESPN.  I was on a hot streak and was getting a lot of TV time.  (To get air time in Alcohol Funny Car, you had to not only qualify for the race, but win first round.  The TV coverage started in the second round.)  It was…

  • Relationship Advice for Women

    Who Are You Listening To?

    Who are you listening to? I recently read the results of a study conducted by Pew Research in January 2025 called “Men, Women and Social Connections.” It explores the loneliness of men and women, what they do when they need emotional support, and how they differ by gender. Explain this and link it at the end. I recently heard a pastor say that the people you listen to are a preview of the future you. He said…the people you listen to are a preview of the future you. Let that sink in. I’ll wait. It’s not uncommon for me to hear women complaining about their marriage or relationship to one…