I stopped reading on my Kindle when Lynn passed 11+ years ago, for no other reason than I stopped doing a lot of “normal” things – watching movies, hanging out with friends, etc. Reading was just another thing lost in the “new abnormal” when your life and routines suddenly changes. I picked my Kindle back […]
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“Winn” Some, Lose Some
It’s been a productive week all-round. One day seems to blur into the next lately until it’s just about Thursday when I ask myself what I might write about for Saturday’s post. It’s been a busy week on many fronts. Our local Winn Dixie will be closing in a few weeks, to be taken over […]
When you don’t have kids …
I’m not sure of the exact percentage, but I know there’s quite a few of us who were married and did not have any kids. For Mario and I, it was a conscious choice. Honestly, for me, it was a choice that happened very early in my life. I just could never see myself as […]
The Thrill is NOT gone
So, last night Steve and I went to a large theater to hear a performance by “Rodrigo Y Gabriela,” the married couple who have been popularizing the venerable style of guitar called flamenco. Until late last week, I had no idea who these musicians were or what they sounded like, despite having a Grammy to […]
Once Upon a Time…👑
…In a Far, Far Away Kingdom 👸🏻 In the kingdom of a city in the USA, there lived a beautiful, brave, brave princess. She had just entered teenagehood, and she lived with her loving parents, the King and Queen, her older brother, the Prince, and the royal pet, June, the collie-lab mix. They lived a […]
Awaiting the Unknown
So they’re coming this afternoon … I’ve boxed up all of the things for them to take away. Lots of photos that I know they want and a lot of other things I hope they will want. I read a few more of those letters Jim wrote to Estelle from Vietnam and they are just so […]
Mother’s Day with Boys
Another Mother’s Day has come and gone; six to be exact since Tony died. It is still weird to wake up on a day like Mother’s Day without him. I always take myself back in time to the last one he was alive for. He and the boys picked up the house, emptied the dishwasher, […]
The Saying “You Marry Your Mother”
There is a saying “you marry your mother / father,” which suggests that people often subconsciously choose a partner with similar temperaments, traits, behaviors, etc as their parents. A few years into my and Lynn’s relationship, I remember thinking this saying seemed to be true for me. This Mother’s Day, I am remembering the ways […]
Paw-sing to Thank the Dog Moms
Happy Dog Mom’s Day (always the Saturday before the human version) and Mother’s Day Weekend. I don’t have any human kids of my own, but I do have four sweet K-9 Kiddos for which I’m grateful. And I’m not the only one who feels that way. I spend considerable time on sites for the […]
Life’s Ups and Downs
May 3rd marked what would have been Mario’s 53rd birthday. So it was one of those anniversaries. In life, Mario never made a big deal out of his birthdays. Like I’ve mentioned before, I think it was because he knew he’d get a more limited amount of them than some people get. But rather than […]
Brave New World
Recently, I saw a presentation on the inter-Google that piqued my interest in AI. The pitch involved using AI to write fast, cheap novels you can hawk for sale on Amazon. Romance? Done. Mystery. Complete. Sci-fi? To quote the Terminator, “No problemo.” As Zoey’s tutor, I’ve been closely following efforts to ensure academic integrity in […]
What do Cinco de Mayo 🇲🇽 and Mother’s Day 💐 have in common?
Nothing, except everything. Yesterday, May 5th, the grief hit me out of nowhere, yet not entirely unexpectedly. We loved turning nothing into something, any excuse into a celebration. Take Cinco de Mayo, for instance. Not Mexican Independence Day 🇲🇽 and not a widely celebrated holiday in Mexico, but after nearly 30 years […]