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  • Twelve for a Penny

    One of the greatest gifts my Momma Nancy left me was the appreciation of music – all genres of it. For her, it blurred boundaries – the same way she lived her short life, seeing beyond color, class, or creed.… Continue reading

    Twelve for a Penny
  • Giddy Up

    I’m sitting at the computer with a finger’s worth of the good stuff in one of my favorite rocks glasses, trying to think of something profound to share before the last 25 minutes of this year are done. I’m finding… Continue reading

    Giddy Up
  • Trust Fall

    For some strange reason, I woke up yesterday morning, thinking about something I hadn’t thought of for a very long time. And because it’s staying with me, I figured it was something that needed to be included in the Ramble… Continue reading

    Trust Fall
  • Space, Fried Shrimp, Old Friends, and Dreams: More Introspection (Oct. 21-25)

    October 21: Things you’d love to change about your home and why.There’s not much I’d change about this little place, except for maybe a larger “office room” space, another decent closet… and reducing the occasional traffic noise. It would also… Continue reading

    Space, Fried Shrimp, Old Friends, and Dreams: More Introspection (Oct. 21-25)
  • On Showing Appreciation and Why I Love My Rental House: Introspection for Oct. 19 & 20

    Monday morning, and I’m trying my best to be a bit more productive and organized. So, instead of making up for a week’s worth of neglected posts, I managed to delay only two days of neglected introspection posts before getting… Continue reading

    On Showing Appreciation and Why I Love My Rental House: Introspection for Oct. 19 & 20
  • More Introspection (Oct 10-18, 2025)

    The past week has been a busy one – I’ve spent a lot of my days, traveling back and forth to various meetings with Hospice of the Piedmont. I’m looking at becoming a volunteer, so I had to complete two… Continue reading

    More Introspection (Oct 10-18, 2025)
  • Nine Days of Introspection

    It’s 9:30am. Sitting here at the desk, hoping to garner a few minutes of focus and do some writing. It’s a challenge, though – on my second cup of coffee, listening to Ian Astbury belt out “She Sells Sanctuary“, and… Continue reading

    Nine Days of Introspection
  • A Reminder of Things

    It’s been two weeks since my last post. Been a little busy with “life stuff”. Have an issue with my right eye that sometimes causes these little wormy-looking floaters that completely block my line of sight. Will likely take several… Continue reading

    A Reminder of Things
  • What a Difference a Year Makes

    A year ago, I reached out to Hospice of the Piedmont, one of our local organizations, to offer some of Dad’s original artwork for whatever purpose they felt it would best suit. (If you haven’t read some of my previous… Continue reading

    What a Difference a Year Makes
  • The Day the Yuccas Spoke

    Introduction to This Post I have been working on writing a book about my childhood for going on fifteen years. Scrap sheets of paper saved in file folders, spiral notebooks, or on my computer. Why is it taking so long?… Continue reading

    The Day the Yuccas Spoke