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Category Archives: Short Takes on Life
Embracing the Road I Chose
When two men meet for the first time, the ice-breaking question posed in conversation is almost inevitably, “What do you do for a living?” It’s a safe topic for guys, a bit like, “How old are your kids?” for women. … Continue reading
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Tagged Choices, regrets, Robert Frost, The Road Less Traveled, Two roads diverged, Yellow Wood
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Puzzle Pieces
I distinctly remember the day Michael learned about the silent e. You know the one that makes the other vowel long? With this discovery, he was like a racehorse released to run for the first time—eager, awkward, almost tripping over … Continue reading
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Tagged Clues, Epiphany, learning to read, Missing pieces, Read to win, Working a puzzle
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A Distorted View
For a few weeks I’ve been walking around in a bit of a blur, trying out new no-line trifocal eyewear. These are progressive lenses, which is a new thing for me. They said it would take some getting used to. … Continue reading
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Tagged distorted vision, extending grace, photochromic, transitions, trifocal lenses, world view
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The Good Steward
A mockingbird sits in the top of our Yaupon holly tree every evening right before sunset. I watch him out the breakfast room windows, admiring, wondering as he defends his tree from all comers. The would-be plunderers of holly berries … Continue reading
Valuable Things
Autumn’s cooler weather has me in the baking mode and each time I get out my cookie sheets, I think of my parents, long gone from this world. These old cookie sheets are unique things. I remember the day Daddy … Continue reading
Fear of Pain
It’s hard to write creatively, difficult to think, when one is in physical pain. One can only think of and deal with the pain. I have, of late, been to a place where I didn’t really care if I ever … Continue reading
Looking for Pollyanna
Most of the time, I am the epitome of optimism. I’ve been accused of being a “Pollyanna” a time or two. I find I’ve written about “hope” at least twenty times since starting this blog six years ago. Often I … Continue reading
We are Hoarders, Pack Rats and Junk Collectors
I have too many shoes. That is, I have some shoes I can no longer wear and they are taking up space in my closet. When I have things that aren’t being useful, I like to dispose of them. I’ll … Continue reading
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Tagged collectibles, hoarders, hoarding, junk collectors, packrats, spring cleaning, storage totes
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Living Low Fat
I just found out a gallstone is what has been causing all my digestive upsets of late. While we are testing and investigating and deciding if further action is warranted, I have been advised to stick to a diet that … Continue reading