My special mission over this past year has involved being at peace with ‘what is’ in my life. This has, in no small measure, been influenced by the declination and, finally, the death of my father.

I have been a long-time off and on practitioner of various… Read full post »

I dislike that I can't use this crossout feature in the title which should read

TEN THINGS NO ONE CARES TO KNOW ABOUT ME

but that title would have been too long to fit into the right column feed. Here goes nothing, and I invite you to do the… Read full post »

Don Miguel Ruiz has had a remarkable life, and two deaths already.  He left his chosen field of medicine to live his story and his writings have become a pivotal point of light in my life. They sound simple, but now I know simplicity is the… Read full post »

I can't believe I'm entering the spray rally, but here goes.

First memory was chili with beans being thrown into reverse across the narrow aisle of floor between me and my brother's twin bed. Now that I think about it, that may be when he truly started to dislike me.… Read full post »

I struggle with posts. When I set out to write I plunk away for a bit, then go on and on with the tinkering and the editing and the re-editing and the editing of the re-editing, until I usually do the computer equivalent of balling it up and sending it Jordan-style… Read full post »

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My horrorscope told me to try to get my points across today without upsetting others, so I'm going with tantric sex.  Who gets upset about that?

Tantra is a spiritual practice that covers all the bases, but the idea of tantric sex caught some smart… Read full post »

 When my Uncle Bimbo, mom's brother, called Christmas Eve morning from the field at the farm, this was the gist of the conversation:

me: H'lo?
him: this Jean?
me: who wants to know lunkhead?
him: oh, it's you. well, ask yo momma what kinda greens she wants me/… Read full post »

What ever you may wish to say
it's too late
once again
a mother's love is blind
sometimes 
but I always and ever still
wish on my stars
for you be an honest man
return to your being
an honorable person
the… Read full post »

Who would you be without your accomplishments, or failures, your degrees, or lack thereof, your bank accounts, your experiences, your title, your home, your status?      

As simple as the question may appear, it's actually quite difficult to genuinely se… Read full post »

I came across this written by a fellow member who will forever remain anonymous and posted it myself because I thought it was funny, clever, and it made me laugh...

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I probably will never post this:

OS to English Translation Guide

There are so many new people joining… Read full post »

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^{For now we see through a glass, darkly; but then, face to face. Now I know in part, but then shall I know, even as also I am known.}

_{~ 1 Corinthians 13:12}

The simple recognition… Read full post »

After the roller coaster riding this past week, upping and downing and upping and downing, I'm in the mood to turn on some e-z listening, crack open something wet and cold, and order chinese delivery.  I'd like Thai, but who does that?  No deliveries of food in Florida other than pizza… Read full post »

After reading Torman's post today I came back over to my own and banged out my response to the latest tempest in the OS teapot - maybe banged isn't exactly right, but here goes.

Torman says this...

 "Being single is pretty good. It's a nice sense of irresponsibility."

~ Michael Douglas

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^{I was perusing Sunday afternoon and into the early evening, apparently in a contem}… Read full post »

^{A few thoughts after reading Aine Greaney's post today...}

Point of Information:  Colleen is a common English language name, and a generic term for Irish women or girls, from the Irish cailín. … Read full post »

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Over the course of about a year I've watched the slow unrolling of a carpet of colorful ink furling down from under the edges of my hairdresser's shirtsleeves.  Blue, gold, red, pink, and many shades of green, as her body art represents the lushness… Read full post »

_{Due to an executive decision on the part of OS staff this week, many posts did not appear in the FPF (front page feed), which Emily stated was deliberately switched from a 4 hour feed to a 1 day feed (actually it was 'stuck' for more like a day and a}… Read full post »

I have a phone conversation with my 77 year old mother pretty much every day.  Lately, they have taken an interesting turn...

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Me:  What do you mean you've just renewed your Concealed Weapons Permit?  What kind of weapon do you have?

Mom:  I have a blackjack next to me… Read full post »

Me:  Hi Mom, whas shaking?

Mom:  The defensive driving discount on my car insurance is expiring and I need to take a class next week to keep my discount.

Me: What does that involve?

Mom:  I have to go to class for two days, and I have to be there… Read full post »

“If you want a golden rule that will fit everything, this is it:

Have nothing in your houses that you do not know to be useful or believe to be beautiful.”      William Morris

Of course, to each his or her own style and… Read full post »