Life in Kana-text (er… CONtext)
I couldn't tell you what it is about Octobers, but nearly every drama and trauma of my adult life has landed on me in an October. It makes for a month littered with traumatic anniversaries and destructive memories. October has been a haunted month for me, for reasons entirely unrelated to Halloween. Some of those … Continue reading Giving Thanks: The “October Curse” Stays Lifted
Last week my mother-in-law stopped over with us, on a grand tour of family-visiting, and dropped a comment about the boredom of her hours on the road. I helped her set up a Libby account so she could borrow audiobooks from her library, and we sent her on her way with a novel in her … Continue reading The Affect Effect
My treadmill broke down this week. I'd love to say that I legitimately "used it up"---but truthfully, I haven't been that assiduous with my exercising. It was a pretty cheap treadmill, and it has lasted since our COVID shut-in year, but I didn't use it up with overuse. I swoop from one end of the … Continue reading Track Record
2025 is the Year of the Scalpel in our household. My husband has been trying for over a year to queue up the necessary protocols and referrals and scheduling to get his much-needed neck surgery done through the VA. (Don't get me wrong---we're immensely grateful that he can get this surgery through the VA! But … Continue reading Catastrophe & Calm
A conundrum I have never understood: PEOPLE are simultaneously the most energizing and the most draining element of life. I love being behind the counter in the Park Office, welcoming and checking in the RVers, dispensing advice, making them laugh, solving their problems, hearing their stories. These interactions ("people-ing" as I jokingly call it) can … Continue reading On People-ing
It is widely known, among those who know me, that I loathe wearing shoes. Or rather: I'm happiest barefoot. It's not about the shoes themselves. It's more about the feeling of touching down. I feel planted in, or connected to, my PLACE when my soles sense the surface at each step---grounding me, in every sense … Continue reading Barometer
My late husband used to say: "Don't ask a question unless you actually want to hear the answer." I forgot. See, I've been writing. And yesterday when I checked out some Dictionary apps, a 'Dream Dictionary' showed up in the search. I downloaded purely for kicks, a few laughs... like reading a horoscope. ZERO percent … Continue reading One Decoder Ring, No Cereal Required…
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