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I'm Joanne Henning, the author of the "Dental Tales of Love, Adventure, and Fun" series, a collection of romance novels set in the vibrant world of 1980s dentistry.
Joanne's Sunday Perks Dental Tales of Love, Adventure, and Fun Does life ever seem like Groundhog Day? Every year the same thing happens; I forget the event, and then without fail on February second, I see it live on TV from Gobbler's Knob in the town of Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania. I do not seek it out; it simply appears on the news while I'm having my morning coffee. Does anyone else think the whole thing is crazy? I suspect Punxsutawney Phil does. A sleepy-eyed groundhog awakens to a crowd...
Joanne's Sunday Perks Dental Tales of Love, Adventure, and Fun Do you have a favorite event at the winter Olympics? This year they will be in northern Italy; the opening ceremonies will be February 6, and the games will conclude on February 22. If you enjoy sports, it's a better choice than most programs offered on TV. We may all have memories of Olympics in the past, like the miracle on ice in 1980, or visions of Dorothy Hamill or Scott Hamilton competing in figure skating. But I have had a...
Joanne's Sunday Perks Dental Tales of Love, Adventure, and Fun On this stormy, January morning, most of us will experience either the delight or the inconvenience of the weather, and the snow. It's 8 am and Sparta is already taking a hard hit. They even canceled church! The news has framed this as a "monster storm", but we will wait and see how it plays out. This is nothing new to New Jersey. Every 20 to 30 years we experience an epic snowstorm, one that remains in memory years later. For me,...