Category: life
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leap year day
(a public service announcement) Also known as an intercalary or bissextile year, because we have to keep our calendar synchronized with the astronomical year. Some cultures add a leap month, but we here add a leap day. And thus, we have today, February 29th. Did you know:– 29 is the smallest positive whole number that…
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just one of those days….
in which….. Returning from my walk, I happen to pass by a mirror and discover my sweatshirt is on backwards, thus explaining the quizzical looks I encountered during my jaunt. (this takes a bit of explaining) I use grocery bags in my bathroom wastebasket. Having just received a delivery, I toss the bags next to…
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….. continuing
…….Inserting my gold ball earrings (which I haven’t worn in a long time), on my way, walking over to a Neil Diamond Tribute concert… keeping in mind my distorted vision and lack of feeling in my left ear (due to surgery in which nerves were cut) After the concert….– Upon arriving home, brushing my teeth,…
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double your pleasure
A little recap– Due to removal of cyst behind my left ear, nerves were cut and I am lacking in feeling in that area.– Due to multiple retina surgeries & continuing problems, my vision is less than stellar. The Event:– Headed out to a concert, I decide to wear pierced earrings. Interruption to this posting…
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light morphs into peace
Last year I was introduced to the concept of foregoing new year’s resolutions in favor of picking just one word to look out for and contemplate. My “light” year filled up a whole journal with definitions, sayings, poems, music lyrics, scripture, movie references, etc. Being as last year was so successful, I am going for…
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all things new
A friend just reminded me of an inspiring, apropos quote: “What a wonderful thought it is that some of the best days of our lives haven’t happened yet.” (Anne Frank) Here’s hoping this new year gives you health and happiness. And may you be so lucky as to have friends to share this year’s adventures.
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searching for hope….
…. on a Friday morning The saga begins with my morning hair appointment. I repeatedly push the garage opener button, with no results. Running late, in a bit of a panic, I find a text alerting me to a power outage. Not to worry, I know from past experiences, pull the orange cord, and now…
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just babbling
I’ve been the recipient of short videos of my young grandchild babbling. Parents, wishing to know what she was saying, I gladly translated as follows (it would be helpful to see the clip, but this I cannot do): The scene: holding one hand, in a fist, up to an ear..JJ: “I’m desperate, send the translator…
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…in which vertigo makes a return visit
No, I’m not talking about the 1958 Alfred Hitchcock haunting masterpiece movie in which a police detective retires after he experiences an incident which causes him to develop acrophobia and vertigo. Now a private investigator on a case, “all is not as it seems.” [However, as an experiment, I’m planning on watching in the hopes…
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the one-word rule
This morning, on my patio, having replaced several of my plants that didn’t survive the summer, I sit quietly, contemplating family and confusing current events, I open my special journal, which I started in January (link). As an alternative to making resolutions, which nobody keeps, it was suggested that I pick one word to focus…
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