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Am I invisible? 18 Jul 2013 | 11:35 pm
Growing old is not all sweetness and light. Old women especially are invisible. ~ Ruth Rendell I have said a number of times to daughter # 1 that the older women become the more invisible they are. ...
Freshman orientation. 21 Jun 2013 | 05:53 am
Spending two days on a college campus will do one of two things for/to you when you’re my age. Or maybe a little of both. It will recall your own university days while reminding you how old you are...
A day in the life… 15 Jun 2013 | 07:51 am
7:00-7:30 a.m. Scritch, scratch. Lulu is at the bedroom door. It isn’t her feeding time. She doesn’t go outside. So, what does she want? Company. Me. Sometimes I get up and let her in to snugg...
Changing perception. 24 May 2013 | 11:58 am
When we are no longer able to change a situation, we are challenged to change ourselves. ~ Viktor Frankl I was working at the Food Pantry the other day. Well, several of us were sitting around talkin...
Pretending to be normal. 30 Apr 2013 | 01:10 am
The only normal people are the ones you don’t know very well. ~ Alfred Adler Definition of normal: not deviating from a norm, rule, or principle; conforming to a type, standard, or regular pattern; f...
He ain’t heavy, he’s my brother. 14 Apr 2013 | 05:12 am
He was my brother, and sometimes he got pretty heavy. ~ Pat The Korean Peninsula is perhaps the most talked-about item in the news nowadays. At least that is the case here in the United States. And...
“If winter comes, can spring be far behind?” ~ PB Shelley 26 Mar 2013 | 08:55 pm
‘Tis a month before the month of May, and the spring comes slowly up this way. ~ Samuel Taylor Coleridge A couple of weeks ago I was preparing a spring pictorial post based on my strolls through the n...
It is what it is. 1 Mar 2013 | 06:09 am
enable – to provide with the means or the opportunity; to make practical or easy enabling (according to 12-step programs) – the process by which family or friends provide an addict with the opportunit...
The addiction maze. 5 Feb 2013 | 01:33 am
Sometimes my own best interest includes the best interests of others. But how do I know the best interest of another person? Eyes wide open? Or not? Al-Anon’s CCC. I didn’t Cause it. I can’t Cure ...
Good news, bad news. 29 Jan 2013 | 06:02 am
The bad news is time flies. The good news is you’re the pilot. ~ Baseball Pitcher Justin Verlander The good news is that the recent cold weather has given me some beautiful sunsets to photograph. (...
