Editor’s note: While Patty Kimerer is on leave, we present this Classic Kimerer column first published Sept. 16, 2001, five days after terrorists hijacked aircraft to attack America. Reflections on Sept. 11, 2001: One mother’s story I will never forget the day. It was April 19, 1995, and ...

Editor’s note: While Patty Kimerer takes a week off, we offer this back-to-school Classic Kimerer that first ran Sept. 4, 2005: OK, this is it. This is the week that my 5-year-old starts school — for real. No, not the part-time preschool that I finally got used to; after two years of ...

If I live to be 100, I will never understand (fill in the blank). How many times have we heard — or uttered — that phrase? Right. About a bazillion and a half, give or take. And I can’t help but notice that a majority of this contingent of concern falls under a certain category of ...

Have you ever noticed that we humans tend to do things that, well, sorta don’t make a whole heckuva lot of sense? When we’re scared, for instance, a decent amount of us start with, you know, the breathing. Well, I mean, naturally, we all breathe all the time. Obvi. Sheesh! But I ...

Due to unforeseen circumstances, Patty Kimerer was unable to complete this week’s column. Instead, we bring you this Classic Kimerer first published Sept. 21, 2014. I’ve never been one to complain about getting older. Well, not seriously, anyway. I mean, the aging process is, as they ...

Hello, pals. Have any of you applied for a job recently? No? Tricky business, my friends. It’s not like the old days. You know, send in a resume, cross your fingers, and pray for a phone call. OK fine, maybe I still do that. Whatever. Job hunting is now a sport. Literally. In fact, ...