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co-conspirators
As you know I lost my sister ten days ago. The first wave of grief has crested now and I feel the pull of it receding. I am aware that it will return. The reality of her passing hasn’t taken… Continue reading
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in a handbasket
Well, it happened. I have seen memes about it, tongue in cheek comments about teaching millennials basic life skills, and yesterday on the news they were at just such a school. A school in Portland , Maine, of all places,… Continue reading
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the bigger man
Just because you’re mad, doesn’t mean I’m wrong. Now that is a bit of wisdom it has taken years to come to understand. It is a lesson learned the hard way, a life lesson. You see, back in my youth… Continue reading
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Which world
I have written, ” accept history for what it was, not for what you wish it could have been. ” That thought came to me in response to what is happening in our country today. This rewriting of history to… Continue reading
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Time and relativity
Fourteen days till Christmas. Two weeks. Where has the time gone? It is a question I find myself asking more frequently, guess that is what old folks do. The grandkids are fifteen, sixteen and seventeen. I don’t believe they have… Continue reading
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A gift so great
Six days ago my sister went to reside with the angels. This morning is the first time I have been able to write about that. Grief stricken, I have been uncharacteristically silent. My sister had received a diagnosis of stomach… Continue reading
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the littlest thing
Sometimes it is the littlest things. Yesterday afternoon I posted a picture of a box of ribbon candy on Facebook. The number of responses surprised me. At the same time it offered reassurance in a strange sort of way, reassurance… Continue reading
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Silent heroes
Today is a date that will live in infamy. Well, okay December the 7th 1941 is that date, but you get the idea. I turned on the news this morning and that wasn’t the lead story. Later, buried down the… Continue reading
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lest I grow old
I ran across this quote from John Barrymore. ” A man is not old until regret takes the place of dreams. ” I considered that carefully and have decided I agree with him. I read a short biography of… Continue reading
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Dignified indignation
Have we lost our ability to have a dignified indignation? It certainly appears that way to me. As I watch otherwise reasonable people parade in the streets acting like complete fools, I can’t help but wonder. Where has the dignity… Continue reading