I love police scanners! As a kid, my aunt, who shared our home, ALWAYS had her police scanner on. When a call came across about a fire or some other type of emergency, she would get in her car…
Read MorePAINT MIXING
My father was an alcoholic. Like his father before him. My mother is very prim and proper. You might say that she was Emily Post’s poster child. He was engaging, loud and never met a stranger. She was polite and…
Read MoreWORRY ‘BOUT YOURSELF!
There is this fabulous video on YouTube about a little girl buckling herself into her car seat. She struggles and struggles. When her dad, off camera, asks if he can he help her, she responds that he should “worry ‘bout…
Read MoreTRUTH TELLING
Birthdays. They happen to all of us. Usually every year. Today is my day. 58 years ago, sometime in the middle of a Saturday night, after the Lawrence Welk show, I joined my parents and a brother who…
Read MoreA CULTURE OF APPRECIATION
It has been a busy few days for me. Birthday get together, overnight baseball game get away with the hubster, a little IKEA window shopping. It was really great to break the routine up a bit! I loved connecting with…
Read MoreA TIME TO END AND A TIME TO BEGIN
This is a strange week for me. It is the week that my unemployment checks end and it is the week that school starts for many. I have been a part of the beginning of school for the last 24…
Read MoreOMPHALOSKEPSIS
When I was in seminary, eons ago, I remember one of the most hysterical statements I heard went something like this: “I am contemplating my finitude.” What the what? Who sits around contemplating their “finitude”? Crazy people, that is…
Read MoreWHAT FILLS YOU UP?
This week my day is starting out with a cold, steel cut oatmeal “parfait”. Let me say, I am not a fan of oatmeal…. I am a cream of wheat kind of gal. I can even do the instant cream…
Read MoreENTITLEMENT VS SHARING
We all have someone in our circle that we know has connections. They can get tickets, reservations, cheaper prices, backstage passes, coupons, you name it. Or maybe we know THE person who is the performer, speaker, owner who can “get…
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