by Jess Montgomery | Nov 19, 2020 | Humor, Inspiration, Sanity Check
Please note that this is a throwback to my Sanity Check humor column that I wrote for the Dayton Daily News. And, well, the photo is a throwback, too! Just a few days ago, my 11-year-old overheard me muttering: “I have this to do… and that to...
by Jess Montgomery | Oct 22, 2020 | Gratitude, Inspiration, Sanity Check
Please note that this is a throwback to my Sanity Check humor column that I wrote for the Dayton Daily News. Since I wrote it several years ago, please note that this writing retreat did NOT take place during the past six months of COVID-19! But,...
by Jess Montgomery | Sep 17, 2020 | Gratitude, Inspiration, Sanity Check
Dear Reader, I admit it; I felt a bit salty when our older daughter pointed out in a Skype call that I’ve been complaining about having trouble with find walking shoes–as in, practical tennis shoes–for years. Upon reflection, though, I had to...
by Jess Montgomery | May 29, 2020 | Gratitude, Inspiration, Sanity Check
Note: This is a throwback to my Sanity Check humor column that I wrote for the Dayton Daily News. I think of this column, and my Great Aunt Cassie, every Memorial Day. I recently read it on my Facebook Live “Tea with Jess” series, a Facebook Live video...
by Jess Montgomery | Apr 24, 2020 | Inspiration, Sanity Check
As I’ve mentioned in previous blogs, I once had a stint as a humor/lifestyle columnist for the Dayton Daily News. The editor-in-chief who signed off on that gig was Jeff Bruce, now writing a mystery serious about, well, a columnist (whose column is quite...
by Jess Montgomery | Oct 4, 2019 | Sanity Check
Note: This is a throwback to my Sanity Check humor column that I wrote for the Dayton Daily News, when our daughters were kids. I remembered it a few weeks ago when my husband and I went to Tom’s Corn Maze to again enjoy an afternoon of ‘stalking’...
