With the war in the Ukraine going on, we’re starting to see gas prices go up here in the United States. Obviously, this has got a lot of people really upset and struggling. …

Anyone who has known me throughout my life would tell you that I am the furthest thing in the world from an introvert. Far from it. I have, at times, reveled in the attention of others — whether on stage in plays, as a high school and recreational athlete, in…