Category: life
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are you kidding me?
– we lived with father’s scarred by WWII– watched our high school friends get maimed and slaughtered through the deception of Viet Nam– found out the truth about 9/11 – got lied to about Iraq & Afghanistan– and the news tonight….Are you kidding me?
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words of wisdom
Give one another:– Hope when there is sorrow– Strength when there is weakness– Faith and understanding when there is confusion or doubt From my current favorite movie:The Magic of Ordinary Days(2005) Although, as my sister points out, Hallmark movies are, “Modern day fairy tales.” Sometimes it is good to believe there are plenty of good…
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losing one’s mind
Since the new year started, I have been getting my days all mixed up. I seriously thought dementia was overtaking me. Until, with an outburst of jubilation, I discovered my newly opened calendar was for 2024 instead of 2025. Gone is my mother who always knew the proper day, This was because, as she often…
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a new year saga
Since my christmas present to my sister was severely lacking, I decide to send her a little happy new years amazon gift. This after sharing happy videos of penguins being escorted outside their zoo enclosures for a sidewalk stroll. However, I forgot to change the address to hers, and before I realize it, the package…
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resolution folly
In the tradition of not being able to keep New Year’s resolutions more than a couple hours, I’m again picking just one word to focus on this year. Last year I chose “peace,” and it turned out to be anything but, as I filled only half of my dedicated journal. The previous year’s, “light,” was…
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good riddance
“Another year over, and a new one just begun… let’s hope it’s a good one without any fear.” (John Lennon) I don’t know about you, but I am thrilled to say “Good-bye” to 2024. I don’t want to look back and do a year in review. My word for the year was “Peace,” and it…
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conversation starters
My self-bought present, an oversized sweatshirt reads, “Austin,” leading people, as I walk the neighborhood to ask, “Are you from Texas?” I get to reply, “No, it’s my last name.” Last year I chose, “Hawaii,” where I love to visit. I’m making plans for next year – any suggestions? May you all have nice conversations…
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christmas birthdays
Christmas birthdays provide a much needed break from all the red and green, seasonal cards, festive desserts, repeating carols, all the rushing, etc. Celebrated in the afternoon with a proper birthday cake, properly themed wrapping paper, happy birthday songs, and more gifts, I’ve always loved my special birth date, sharing a birthday with Jesus (finding…
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2024 reflection #1 – AI takes over the world
I’ve had a computer love-hate relationship for over 40 years. All of these efforts, struggles, angst wasted, it’s all so simple now.– Thrilled to have 10 pages of word processing before changing disks, after decades with typewriters– Learning simple programming– Frustration as components and programs don’t “talk” to each other– Developing websites since the early…
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quote of the day
(Courtesy of my sister) “He who is outside his door has the hardest part of his journey behind him” (Dutch proverb) To which I replied, “Especially if you are living in the southwest, experiencing an unprecedented October heatwave and there’s air conditioning inside.”
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