I have a most remarkable Husband.  Several years ago, at 60ish, he and a fellow horse racing friend decided to buy a page of those round, one inch wide stickers, RED STICKERS.  The purpose? They felt it their duty to liven up Christmas time in our large mid-west city. They… Read full post »

      "there are only 3 things that can happen if you throw a forward    pass,...... and 2 of them are bad!!!"

                    Quote from the great Woody Hayes, former Coach at 

 &nbs… Read full post »

I never entertained the viewpoint/opinion that people who served food and drink were lesser people because of the job they had decided to do. So what. Do YOU want to pick up garbage and trash? 

Likely not. And your kids?  So,first realize you'd pay them anything      just so… Read full post »

This evening, waiting for dinner to finish, I found myself doing a crossword puzzle, again.  Now, these are the easiest, most B-Flat crosswords you can find. I started when my husband was hospitalized and I went to the Gift Shoppe to find something to end the tedium. There it was. A… Read full post »

It has become increasingly clear, that our Bush-Era Law mandating citizens to convert their telivisions to recieve digital signals is, before it begins, a dismal failure.

First, the Feb. 17th deadline is fully unrealistic. The Government has run out of "vouchers" for people that need them in order to… Read full post »

 Does she watch  the liquid red love that is her life, and mine, run from her arm?

I wonder how she holds the razor blade when she makes contact with her skin? Does this mission's intent apply to her hand and fingers as well? Does she hold a utility blade, or… Read full post »

My struggle, this grey, freezing day is in the details. More precisely, details themselves. They are present in such abundance, we sorely take them for granted, while failing to contemplate or acknowledge them. It strikes me that… Read full post »

Mr. President? Or may I call you Barack?.......Good. You know my name, right?

I thought so. Yes,Donna. Ha... but you want to know something, there’s a lot of GOP diehards that will likely… Read full post »

I sit, like a department store mannequin , my head a bit askew and staring at my computer monitor. I am trying to "find" a subject for my post. As I haven't written in a couple of days, the itch is there and wants a scratching.

Since yesterday morning, I have… Read full post »

This will be, as some things are best put, short and sweet, bittersweet.

I have without success for 1 and 1/2 hrs to upload a video of a part of a Sarah Palin interview (a new one). It is part of a new documentary called in part: "How Obama Got Elected".… Read full post »

I was determined to begin this piece on a high note.

That would have to be an A an octave above high C .

I share any disappointment you may have, as it is my personal life that will yet again entertain you via the general sorrows of my existence, also… Read full post »

 A curious, sweet, young girl is sitting here at my desk. OMG, it's as there were no end to her vexing questions, precocious ones at that. So, you "OSers", with minds of magic,and weavers of whim, can we together perhaps help to understand and answer them? Be kind, she's easily hurt.… Read full post »

Ever been frozen with fear? It doesn't have to come from an external perceived threat. Even just the thought of the billions of possible circumstances of the unknown  can freeze you with fear as well, if once, just once, you have been to a place few ever have to go to.

I am… Read full post »

As I was writing a friend today I had what i guess you'd call a revelation and it was about a single word, "problem". It's generally agreed there are plenty of problems going 'round the world these days. What struck me was the context from which I am currently applying the… Read full post »

Thank God For Hallmark!! How Else Would we Know We Are Fine!?

When I hear that our new President Elect will be taking part in what is being described as a"seamless transition", and  that this will be a "fluid crossover", I wonder who was writing the script. But with such pleasant and… Read full post »

I spoke on the phone today with my 83yo Mother. And by the end of the conversation, my Christmas for this year was history. How she still has so much emotional power over me, being in my fifties, is one of those mysteries of the universe. My former psychotherapist would say… Read full post »

All he wanted was to be on the Johnny Carson Show by his late forties.

He had been the outcast kid who played the organ, a real theater or church type organ.  Boys who played them, by lot or by fate,  had to wear these unfortunate shoes. They had thick soles with large… Read full post »

"Oh and how I wish that we were older,

Then we wouldn't have to wait so long".

These lyrics from a 1960's tune, bemoaning the then strict sexual code of behavior, would be resolved in what would be a very short time compared to the wait  gays and lesbians have had… Read full post »

The angst appears to be over. I am speechless, relieved, and joyous. In my lifetime, a Black man is soon to become the President of this country. How to even describe the overwhelming emotion, I am at this time, unable to do.

The world will look at the USA in a… Read full post »

I have never felt as I do at this moment. In fact, history never afforded the opportunity for such emotion. You see, within 48hrs, I may be the proud citizen of a brand New Nation. The anxiety is maddening, as is my discomfort at being anxious at all! 

In 1968, when… Read full post »