Novel Coronavirus Transmission: Keeping Our Cooties to Ourselves
“I feel like crap,” I said matter-of-factly. I was sitting on the edge of the bed, talking with Jason, who was lying in it. We were discussing logis...
Category: relationships
Pandemic Thoughts: If You’re Not Okay, That’s Okay
There's nothing wrong with you if all those helpful suggestions don't make the anger, worry or fear disappear. The big stressors are there in the background, so...
Dickens Was Right, Damnit
We had to memorize the first sentence of A Tale of Two Cities, which didn't seem like a big deal until I realized it takes up the ENTIRE FIRST PAGE OF THE BOOK.
New Year’s Resolution, No Thank You
The term "resolution" makes me feel like I have to come up with a socially acceptable goal related to exercise or finances and achieve it so I have thus perform...
For Javier ~ Goodbye Old Friend
Javier died last Sunday night. He passed from this world after a long battle with prostate cancer. We used to be close friends, and we were married once upon a ...
Throw Me a Rope ~ Climbing Out of the Depression Hole
Imagine you are running a track. You know it well because you jog it daily. You see where the cracks and potholes have grown. There’s grass creeping into ...
The Fighter Still Remains
Back when my maternal grandfather was still here and the last of my living grandparents, I wrote, The Fighter Still Remains. With diabetes and heart problems, h...
My Two Grandmothers
My two grandmothers were diametrical opposites. They got along okay on family vacations, but Grammy June sometimes discreetly turned down her hearing aids when ...
This is Not What I Expected
Yesterday, I was wading through old photos on my computer looking for one I could use for an article when I happened upon some pictures of myself, roughly eight...
Absence Makes the Heart…
Jason’s out of town this week. He doesn’t travel often, so it’s weird having him gone. There are logistical things. I had to take both kids to...