How Many Acts?
posted 10 days ago | 5 comments
Traditionally in the theatre, the maximum number of acts in a play is five. The same holds true in the Japanese format of 'Noh' theatre.
If as Shakespeare said 'All the worlds a stage, and all the men and women merely players', what act are you ...
If as Shakespeare said 'All the worlds a stage, and all the men and women merely players', what act are you ...
Honor For Whom?
posted 11 days ago | 3 comments
Honor..what comes into your mind when you see, or hear the word? Scenes of knights engaged in battle to the death...all for God and country, or the hand of a fair maiden? Perhaps someone who , in a difficult situation, steps up and takes a stand, ...
All My Love
posted 12 days ago | 1 comment
I was sorting through a box today, intent in the annual chore of reducing the amount of 'stuff' sitting in a closet. The box holds cards, all kinds , spanning decades in time. Most of them were given to me, some given to other family members. The ...
They Lie In Wait
posted 13 days ago | 3 comments
Oh, sure, most of the time these 'labor saving' appliances and devices do as advertised. They wash, dry, heat, cool, chop, suck up, etc. After all that's what we expect of them, right? It's what we have paid hard earned money to obtain...something...
Compensating
posted 14 days ago | 4 comments
My Mom had an expression “I'll tell you thank you until you can be better paid.” She said this every time I did something for her after I left home. I never did anything for her that I expected any payment for, and her thanks was more than enough....
Begin Again
posted 15 days ago | 2 comments
There is a line in the movie 'City Slickers', about making a new beginning in life. Getting a 'do-over'. A childish request 'I want a do-over!'.
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Believing
posted 16 days ago | 3 comments
Who do you believe? Close friends who know things about you that they could use to blackmail you, but don't? Or maybe family members that you have come to know are wise and have good powers of choosing the right path to walk.
Maybe you believe c...
Maybe you believe c...
Adapting and Adopting
posted 17 days ago | 2 comments
I think one of the most profound examples of how life is now for a lot of people is reflected in the grocery store.
I was in my regular store this morning, and the changes continue . National brands, even well known generics or 'house ' brands a...
I was in my regular store this morning, and the changes continue . National brands, even well known generics or 'house ' brands a...
Picture ID
posted 18 days ago | 1 comment
I took the papers out of their envelope. They were no longer the pristine white, bright blue and sunny yellow they once had been. The type was faded and blurry in places. The ink was gone in some spots, leaving only the faintest traces.
And yet,...
And yet,...
Resigned to Re-signing
posted 19 days ago | 7 comments
English is a strange language. Some words have so many meanings. I was reading the statement that Rep. Gabrielle Giffords has resigned her seat in Congress. Given the horrific injuries she suffered a year ago, I don't think anyone would argue that...
