My hard drive is full. The hard drive that is my brain that is. I wish the brain was the same as a computer where you could just add new memory as needed. If that was possible I would have long ago upped my memory capacity exponentially. Alas, absent that avenue I am stuck with [...]
Tag: loss
Not sturdy…
I am not sturdy. Many folks from this area have been brought up with the reality of the life and death of creatures and seem to be better able to accept this whole "circle of life" thing. Not me. I am not sturdy like that. I don't kill things (with the exception of mosquitoes and [...]
The difference between purple rain and purple reign…three points.
Not that I can say I am a fan, but I must admit I did follow with interest the Vikings plight tonight. My son came over to watch the game on my T.V. and I did catch a few plays here and there. I was holding my breath for the Vikes there at the end [...]
But for the grace of God, there go I.
Empathy: the ability to understand another’s feelings or struggles. I was reading on In-Forum the story of the couple that had the twin babies prematurely on New Year’s Day. Sadly, one of the twins has already died; but, the other twin is hanging on despite being a mere one pound and eight ounces. The mother [...]
Two emails…
I received two emails the other day that took me in two different directions. The first email was a forward from my father. It was from an old family friend that I had lost touch with, but who was able to locate my father on Facebook (yes, my dad is on Facebook and you thought [...]
In this sorrow, as in so many things, we are connected.
I was going to share something humorous with you today, but given the shooting at Fort Hood I just cannot find the wherewithal to do so. I am saddened by not only the injuries and deaths that occurred at Fort Hood yesterday but also the litany of injuries and deaths we have seen across our [...]
THE NEW FORTY 