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Peacefully & Painlessly: A Hospice Story
I feel a very strong need to write about my dad tonight. Just came from a fundraising event for our local hospice organization, and this year, it affected me a little differently – a little more intensely, yet with a… Continue reading
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War of the Words
How many of you have certain words or phrases that you use without even realizing it? I have an ongoing battle with one word in particular. In fact, yesterday morning, while making my usual list of things, it reared its… Continue reading
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Open Mic Night
I live for Thursday… tonight is open mic night. I’ve been singing since I could speak – thanks to being born into a musical family, there was no way I was going to grow up without playing some kind of… Continue reading
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Okay to Go
The other morning, I was preparing to head to the local park for some exercise. Approaching my car, I noticed movement under the front passenger tire. It was a tiny little sparrow, standing still, looking in my direction. Obviously, something… Continue reading
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Weekend Wisdom (Oh, and Watermelon, Too.)
Well, dang. I was hoping to get this post in before midnight on Sunday. And now, after forgetting my stupid WordPress login information for the umpteenth time, I see it’s 12:01am… technically, this is now a Monday Ramble. It was… Continue reading
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Rethinking Retirement
Today marks the five-year anniversary of retiring from a 32-year career in education. It’s amazing how time flies. I smile when someone tells me I’m “too young to be retired” – but I started working in education at age 21,… Continue reading
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Let’s Get Ready to Ramble!
As usual, I have a million things I’d like to talk about right now, but it’s 1pm, and I have a load of laundry in the dryer and two that were done last week that haven’t been folded. It’s also… Continue reading
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