THIRTY DAYS OF THANKS AND GIVING. DAY 17: WEIGHTING PATIENTLY With age comes waiting. Specifically waiting in waiting rooms. Last week my friend accompanied me to my appointment at the eye clinic. Okay, she was my designated driver. There. I said it. I've reached the age where DD means someone to drive you home from … Continue reading WEIGHTING PATIENTLY
THIRTY DAYS OF THANKS AND GIVING DAY 16: THE GIFT OF GLITTER I’ve been a victim of seasonal blues ever since we set the clocks back. Haters, ya’ll need to brace yourselves. I put my Christmas decorations up. If it’s going to be dark at suppertime, then there should be a tree and garland sparkling … Continue reading THE GIFT OF GLITTER
THIRTY DAYS OF THANKS AND GIVING. DAY 15: A VETERAN’S STANDARD Although Arkansas has been my home for most of my life, I wasn’t raised here. My parents were both in the Navy. In those days, women were discharged if they were pregnant so my mom served until I came along. My dad retired after … Continue reading DAY 15: A VETERAN’S STANDARD
Thirty Days of Thanks and Giving DAY 13: TAKE A HIKE I’ve owned two pairs of hiking boots in my life. That’s 56 years, two pairs of boots. I owned the first pair for about 15 years. I’ve owned the second pair for just as many years. Neither of them wore out. I’m not a … Continue reading TAKE A HIKE
THIRTY DAYS OF THANKS AND GIVING. DAY 12: ANTI-VAX I’m not anti-vaccination, but I am anti-injection. I hate getting shots. I don’t know anyone who loves it, but most tolerate it with ease. I don’t. I get very anxious and tense up and they hurt like fire. The first time I went to Sub-Saharan Africa … Continue reading ANTI-VAX
THIRTY DAYS OF THANKS AND GIVING. DAY 11: SPIDEY STICK Peter Parker (AKA Spiderman) has spidey sense, an extraordinary ability to sense imminent danger. I have a spidey stick. It’s not a superpower. It’s a stick. But it does keep me a step ahead of a certain imminent threat… the spider web. This year has … Continue reading SPIDEY STICK
THIRTY DAYS OF THANKS AND GIVING. DAY 10: AS PICTURED It’s school picture time. The kid looks a lot different from last year. Maybe it’s the COVID hair that never did get cut. Maybe it’s the huge difference between fifteen and sixteen. Maybe he’s reacting to all of my facebook posts about him and decided … Continue reading AS PICTURED
THIRTY DAYS OF THANKS AND GIVING. DAY 9: NOT COOL My refrigerator doesn’t fit in a toaster, but it’s toast. Completely crapped out and needs replaced. I’m living out of a cooler and in my spoiled world, that is not cool. The reason my refrigerator stopped working is because, a couple of weeks ago, the … Continue reading NOT COOL
THIRTY DAYS OF THANKS AND GIVING. DAY 8: MEDICINE MANAGEMENT There is a difference between humility and humiliation. A comparative example: Humility can describe aging gracefully. Humiliation is when that age comes with the need for a pill organizer. It’s not so much about remembering which pills to take and when… for me it was … Continue reading MEDICINE MANAGEMENT
THIRTY DAYS OF THANKS AND GIVING. DAY 7: A CROSS AMONGST THE CARNAGE I like to collect crosses from places I visit. I like wearable souvenirs. Whenever I wear the cross I bought at the 9/11 Memorial Museum, someone inevitably tells me that it’s backwards. It isn’t but it does look that way. It’s a … Continue reading A CROSS AMONGST THE CARNAGE
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