Category: life
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future living
I ran across the phrase, “Live the Future.” This made me pause, take a few breaths, and think, “Yes, I need to get out of remembering the past.” For, on a different blog, I have been writing about the past five years of my life, years that have seen me careen through many unanticipated and…
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wisdom from the queen
Although of British heritage, and despite visiting the Isles, I never paid much attention until last year with the passing of Queen Elizabeth II. Now, marking the first anniversary I am drawn to people sharing her legacy. It is a little mind boggling to think what she lived through during seventy years on the throne,…
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all about joy
Trying to live up to my middle name, I come across the following quote, which I totally subscribe to. “In South Korea, they believe that when you turn sixty, you’ve become a baby again and the rest of your life should be totally about joy and happiness, and people should leave you alone, and I…
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adventures in diy
My ladder out, having replaced a multitude of dead light bulbs, my rehabbing confidence semi-restored, I venture on to the rattling air vent high up in my bedroom wall, which becomes a problem when the revitalizing cool air gushes out like a storm trooper on the warpath, waking me up at multiple undesirable hours. I…
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olio
[meaning #2: a miscellaneous collection of things] How did Erma Bombeck do it? Come up with creative, entertaining, humorous columns five days a week, for decades. I have tried to commit to writing twice weekly, never devolving into boringness, not lapsing into “woe is me,” nor becoming preachy with my cultural observations. I have collected…
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what’s in a name?
“That which we call a rose, by any other name would smell as sweet,” so says Juliette. Well said Shakespeare, a word is just what we call something, we have no common agreement as to what the word means. But first, you have to remember the name. And this is where my problems begin. Remembering…
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half birthdays
I dumped half of my garbage, watered half of my plants, walked half a mile, read half a Sherlock Holmes story, drank half a liter, ate half a sandwich, devoured half a large cupcake, I’m working on half a gallon of ice cream, And, I wrote half a blog
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teeth
Having successfully maneuvered my quarterly dentist visit, my gums healing nicely, having teeth on my mind, lately obsessed with all things British (it is my heritage), I heard the phrase, “I’m fed up to my back teeth.” I love it, and I’m going to adopt it, as long as my memory holds out. Then I…
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oddity and character
[warning: here you will get a little glimpse into my philosophical nature; what stimulates my thought processes, the complexity and oddity.] This morning I read, “No man is born either naturally or supernaturally with character, he has to make character” (O. Chambers, 1935). The nature of evil has permeated my thoughts for many decades, as…
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clouds
Everywhere I’ve lived before, clouds were a common part of life, but here where I live in the Southwest, clouds are a rarity, the days filled with sunshine. This morning I look up from my patio and see clouds. Becoming mesmerized, I spend close to an hour just watching the clouds float by. Little bits…
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