I feel ashamed that I have not had a presence in a while. I have occasionally visited a facebook page and followed a link and be lucky enough to read something and comment. In a depressive state for a few months, I have a limited attention span; trying to sign on… Read full post »

Last night I received a "Washington DC call" on the caller ID. Those have been a twice weekly occurrence lately. I answered and waited for the voice activated, pick a number answers to my opinion on primaries. This time it was an actual woman though and her question was rather I… Read full post »

(If you didn't read about Christmas, it can be found at: http://open.salon.com/blog/pastvoices/2012/01/10/the_greatest_present_i_could_desire)

The joy of Christmas Day had allowed me to float above the depressive (SMDr) episodes of the preceding months of continuing… Read full post »

As a baby and little boy, my almost 30-year-old son was a robust and happy baby boy; having started out as a preemie who for the first seven weeks of his life had his survival, at all, in doubt, the robust part was more than I could have dreamed. He and his… Read full post »

Merry Christmas to all!

I  treasure each one of you and love you as well!

Though being able to position myself to comment has been difficult the past few months, it has not lessened my ability to share the highs and lows in reading, though not as… Read full post »

I am still housebound but not forgetting everyone I love and care for here and yes, I consider you family! That said:

Wishing Happy Hannakkuh to all of my Jewish friends. May today mark the beginning of a Peaceful and Prosperous holiday!

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(source: PartyLite)

My background is living the experience of grief, first being aware when a favorite great uncle died of leukemia when I was 11. I have a deeply empathic reaction to grief for people in my life as well as myself.  I have experienced the hospic… Read full post »

A week ago last Thursday; I got to leave the house, twice. I had an 8:00 a.m. appointment with the Orthopedic Surgeon. Then an appointment at 2:40 p.m. with my Severe Major Depression, Recurrent mediator (see, even with all of you knowing, I embarrassed to call him a Psychiatrist).… Read full post »

Our LunchLady2 has been on my mind constantly during her current grief and the heartache leading up to the former. We have such a loving supportive community here and the outpouring of love and care for her and her family is tremendous!

There is a contemporary Christian group,… Read full post »

Bobby Kennedy stated: “It is from numberless diverse acts of courage and belief that human history is shaped. Each time a man stands up for an ideal or acts to improve the lot of others, or strikes out against injustice, he sends forth a tiny ripple of hope, and… Read full post »

I can only, physically, stand two hours at a time, a couple times a day, on the computer. It is about enough time to check my four mail boxes and deal with the urgent like prayer requests and overdraft notices from the bank (something I worry about regularly this… Read full post »

Sunday evening, after two days of pain, I could no longer stand it! I got ex to take (drop off) me to the Emergency Room. My right leg fibula is broken clean through.  I am to stay off/keep weight off as much as is possible. In other words, potty breaks… Read full post »

 In my last post I was in a quandary. My wonderful friends here gave very wise advice. I was leaning toward taking it while torn as to the leaving the question hanging in the air. As usually happens, when one thinks on something long enough, an alternative appears… Read full post »

Once upon a time a woman was in, what she thought was a terrific marriage, she blithely cared for their baby without the knowledge her husband was a philanderer. After the divorce, fighting for every penny of child support she did get in the beginning, she was forced to… Read full post »

2001 OP/Ed Column [Editor granted me half page]

9/11 Attack Strikes Personal Chord

Once, when I was gripped with the what-ifs of my world changed by tragedy, a friend told me FEAR is False Evidence Appearing Real. 

Tuesday, September 11,… Read full post »

 I have made and left some lengthy comments today on my own and many friends’ threads at Facebook today. Most of my friends are realists and many of the statuses contained articles as we try to understand the hostility of congress toward the President. I have s… Read full post »

Not sure whether to make this an Open Call or not, since I got the idea from another author. Jonathan Wolfman's last post was a couple of anecdotes about such encounters (the ones in the title). At the end he asked about others. The comments that followed were amusing… Read full post »

I haven’t known a great deal of contentment in the past 17 years and when I have, it hasn’t been for very long. It is sweet and sweeter still when long awaited. Some background:  

(Before I come to the now, I should explain that when my oldest… Read full post »

This is a quick and on the fly entry along the lines of the old "How I Spent My Summer Vacation."

I have only been back online/on the computer, two days. I am playing catch-up with everyone who missed me. It is crazy to miss three weeks out… Read full post »

  Most of you know that my feelings for the summer season come nowhere near the word “joy.” The current heat wave of temps over 95° F was originally predicted to be 11 days long and end this past Sunday, however, today is number 15 and no end in the foreseeable future.… Read full post »

This is a parody on the shenanigans currently in Washington DC. Tongue in cheek: 

August 2, 2011

Dear Creditors:

It seems that my spouse and I have reached an impasse of sorts, shall we say difference of opinion, regarding the payment of our debts. I realize mos… Read full post »

"Happy Birthday America!!" I use to run around the backyard as dad barbequed, made ice cream and the massive family gathered yelling this phrase on the 4th of July until a brother or someone punched me. That was decades ago. Though I use two exclamation points today, it is far fewer… Read full post »

My Dad

(Late 1970s)

My Father-in-law

Father's Day 1982

"There's something like a line of gold thread running through a man's words when he talks to his daughter, and gradually over the years it gets to be long enough for you to pick up in… Read full post »

Posting on the fly here. I am surprised to have hit New Post and wound up here and not needing to attempt to come in here again having been kicked out.

My computer has been baffling of late and I have been restarting it a great deal. So,… Read full post »