Woe Is Me.......NOT!
posted 20 days ago, updated 1 minute later | 7 comments
I need milk. It's pretty hard to have twigs and milk for breakfast without the milk. Actually, twigs for breakfast is not all that great, even with the milk. But twigs are good for me and so, I eat them. It says “bran buds” on the box, but ...
Balance....
posted 22 days ago | 7 comments
Have you ever taken a picture of something, and when you looked at it, you saw something else? That is what happened to me this weekend. And, as I did the supper dishes tonight, I had an epiphany.
Yesterday started with bright sunshine, beautiful...
Yesterday started with bright sunshine, beautiful...
Going My Way...
posted 24 days ago, updated 5 minutes later | 7 comments
I woke up this morning to a bright, sunny, late fall day. Little patches of wispy cotton clouds in the beautiful blue sky, green grass, bright lavender blooms on the potato bushes, and nothing to do but enjoy it.
What did John Raitt say in the so...
What did John Raitt say in the so...
Bookworm, Confessions of a
posted 26 days ago, updated 8 minutes later | 6 comments
I love books. I have hundreds of them. I have even read a couple of them.
I love turning the pages, feeling the type and looking at all the pictures. You know how autobiographies always have all the pictures in the middle of the book? That's my ...
I love turning the pages, feeling the type and looking at all the pictures. You know how autobiographies always have all the pictures in the middle of the book? That's my ...
Under Construction...
posted 28 days ago, updated about 16 hours later | 9 comments
I've been thinking...There seems to be a lot of road construction going on right now in Podunk. Everywhere I had to drive today was a construction zone. One of the main east-west arteries was closed a couple of blocks from where I needed to turn, ...
A Hundred Million Miracles...
posted about 1 month ago, updated 2 minutes later | 7 comments
Yes, that's the title of a song from “Flower Drum Song...” and was sung by Miyoshi Umeki in the movie. It has always been my favorite song from that particular musical.
It seems to me that it is even more appropriate now, in these times. Why? Bec...
It seems to me that it is even more appropriate now, in these times. Why? Bec...
Marty...
posted about 1 month ago | 8 comments
Sometimes, you meet someone you like immediately. Marty is like that. Outgoing, talkative and funny, I was glad that I had been sent to be his nurse.
He lives out north of Podunk, off a dirt road, in the country. When I arrived, the chain link ga...
He lives out north of Podunk, off a dirt road, in the country. When I arrived, the chain link ga...
The Power of One...
posted about 1 month ago | 10 comments
So, I went to a class this morning. In nursing, we are always attending classes to learn new skills, new techniques, and new treatment modalities.
This one was different. For one thing, it was mandatory. That always gets my attention. I was signe...
This one was different. For one thing, it was mandatory. That always gets my attention. I was signe...
The Finger Man...
posted about 1 month ago, updated 13 minutes later | 8 comments
Not everything in life is black and white. The shades of gray can be overpowering. Choosing which way to turn can be difficult, too. Black? White? Gray? Sometimes, circumstances, or ethics, make the choices for you.
A very long time ago, I...
A very long time ago, I...
Stopping the Buck...
posted about 1 month ago | 7 comments
I have done what I do for over 30 years. I have learned more than I thought my brain would hold. I have had experiences that I wouldn't wish on my worst enemy. And times and things have happened that I truly wish I could recreate, over and over ag...
