Cynthia Rush, who manages the care of her 90-plus-year-old parents, thinks of herself as a "sophomore" on life's long and dusty road. She hopes to forever be a work in progress. During the 1980s, she reported on schools for Times newspapers in Dayton's south suburbs. Her column, "Only Cynthia," won an Ohio Newspaper Association Award. Her freelance work has appeared in Columbus Dispatch and Dayton Magazine. She is married and lives in Dayton. Visit www.cynthiarush.org or share story ideas at onlycynthiarush@yahoo.com.