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Dear Mom,
DP: Today is Mother’s Day in the United States. Wherever in the world you are, write your mother a letter. Dear Mom, I have a picture of you taped to my lamp on my dining room table that serves as an...
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Love, Pain & The Whole Damn Thing
Claire Has Flair ~ 2001-2013 ~ Rest in Peace The Daily Post asked us to write about unconventional love. Many people and even entire societies or cultures think loving and being loved by a dog is...
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Long Overdue: Thanks, Dad
It is Memorial Day here in the United States and this is the day we honor our military veterans who have died in service, as well as those who have served and are currently serving. While we set this...
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Is Rose by any other name still Rose? Part II
[Part I] I salute you if you are still with me on Dena’s Diamond and her homecoming…. Anticipation Finding Dena’s Diamond was a circular staircase in itself. When Claire died May 13, there was no...
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Is Rose by any other name Rose? Part III
[Part I and Part II] We’re at the front door…. I put Dena’s muzzle on, which is akin to a Ballerina putting on toe shoes for a performance. Greyhounds wear muzzles when they are racing and when in...
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Perfect in its Imperfection!
DP Challenge: Imperfections — in things, in people, in places — add character to life. Tell us about an imperfection that you cherish. Time to reveal a secret ~ when I was a little girl, I was an...
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“Houston”& The Five Senses
DP: Write down the first sight, sound, smell, and sensation you experienced on waking up today. Pick the one you’re most drawn to, and write. (For a bigger challenge, pick the one you’re least drawn...
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Doing What You Love
For a number of reasons, I’ve been missing in action on this site since early May, posting infrequently. In part, it was the leading up, the going thru, and the aftermath of Claire’s passing; then the...
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Chatting with friends – illuminating moments
I have been blessed recently and want to share the joy. I succumbed to summer sloth and stopped posting on a continuous daily basis – okay, every other day basis. But, it also gave me time to go check...
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Syria ~ Intervene or Hands Off?
I’ve had my eye on Syria for a quite a while. Two years ago, President Obama called for the leader of Syria, President Assad, to step down. One year ago, President Obama stated if great amounts of...
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In Memory of 9/11/2001 NY, DC, PA and 9/11/2012 Benghazi
I believe it was Margaret Thatcher who commented that no one honors their dead more than Americans. (Though I could be wrong as I was unable to locate the source). Up until last year, there was only...
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A Shout Out to Good and Honorable Men
This was a week for the topic of good and honorable men, the need for them and the recognition of just how badly such men are needed. This post is long overdue. Back in December 2012, when I first...
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Spilling my guts – body blows and blessings
Tell you or not tell you? I’ve been missing in action since September 24, my last post. First, let’s cut to the chase: nothing life-threatening has happened despite the title of this entry. That said,...
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Politics: National vs. Local
I was speaking with my neighbor, who hates politics. Like me, if she paid attention at all, it was at the national level. I am very disappointed with our representatives in D.C. But here, locally, we...
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The Impossible Dream
With nary a second pause for thought, the most influential song of my life has been “The Impossible Dream” from Man of La Mancha. I first heard this in the sixth grade when our teacher presented this...
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“By the pricking of my thumbs, something wicked this way comes.”
“Do you believe there is still such a thing, a concept, a presence, as Evil in our world? Do you believe you would recognize it if you saw it? If you do believe and if you did see something you knew...
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Just between you and me ~ Part I
I want to share something with you. It won’t be polished and smooth. Might be both funny and sad and awkward. Certainly, this post turned out to be far longer than I ever intended. I truly chased a...
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Just between you and me ~ Part II
It’s a long story and it started as Part I, which can be found here. It ended with the sentence “I got married.“ I found my mate, married, divorced, and widowed all within six years and all those...
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Just between you and me, Part IV
Part III ended with “..After I made it past 21, I always thought I’d live to be 80. Not 79 or 81. 80. I’m 58.” COPD. It’s an odd duck of a disease. It gradually, very gradually sneaks up on you. You...
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Just between you and me, Part V
Part IV ended with “…Longest walk of my life that day.” Friends have insisted I apply for Social Security Disability and I have resisted doing that. That’s for really sick people. Mine comes and goes....
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