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Melinda Wentzel
Planet Mom: It’s where I live, probably eating leftovers. Visit me there at http://www.melindawentzel.com and http://www.facebook.com/NotesfromPlanetMom. Caricature by Simon Ellinas.

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Jet Lag 0
Melinda Wentzel
- Stories
- July 15, 2026
Confession: My husband and I haven’t flown in over 16 years — and it shows. I don’t know how that happened, it just did. Life got in the way of our travel plans, I guess. At any rate, we looked like fools at the airport, not realizing that people check in with an electronic kiosk
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Thunderstruck 0
Melinda Wentzel
- Stories
- July 8, 2026
Apparently, I am a ceraunophile — a lover of thunderstorms. The term is derived from the Greek word keraunos, or “thunderbolt” and the word -phile, which means fondness. It’s a good thing my husband discovered the term lest I go through life not knowing this interesting tidbit of information. It’s not a new development for
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Not All Those Who Wander Are Lost 0
Melinda Wentzel
- Stories
- June 24, 2026
The title of this column, which is a renowned line from J.R.R. Tolkien’s novel, The Fellowship of the Ring, certainly rings true for me — although I have been known to become somewhat disoriented while wandering, especially in the woods. At any rate, one of my favorite activities is to try to get my steps
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Good Grief 0
Melinda Wentzel
- Stories
- June 17, 2026
My parents’ estates have long since been settled, but over the years I’ve found that I’m still tethered to my past — not only because of the memories I hold dear, but because the tangible possessions I inherited help me connect to those memories in a very positive and concrete way. Perhaps a good type
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Won’t You Be My Neighbor?0
Melinda Wentzel
- Stories
- June 10, 2026
Fred Rogers was right. Having good neighbors is a very important thing, and it’s equally important for people to reciprocate that act by being a good neighbor. Rogers’ famous song, “Won’t You Be My Neighbor,” was situated at the start of each episode of his beloved PBS television show, Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood. He kept the
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