Useful or Being Used? How Can You Tell the Difference?
A dear friend who was dying, took my hand. “People told me I used you,” she said tearfully. “I guess they were right. But I didn’t mean to. I love … Continue reading
I’m Flunking an Assignment in Nature!
How does nature inspire creativity? Most of my ideas for writing come from bits of information I encounter in my reading or maybe in thought-provoking films. But recently, I … Continue reading
Moving to the Front of the Line: When Your Mentors Pass On
One of the more sobering side effects of maturing is the gradual disappearance of the people you depended on to be wiser—parents, mentors, friends. Gadzooks! That means I’m at the … Continue reading
Repetitious Messages: Coincidence or Communication?
Can you see Thestrals? Harry Potter enthusiasts will read “Thestrals” and think of the winged, skeletal, horse-like creatures that pull carriages of students to Hogwarts School. The interesting thing about … Continue reading
You’re Getting Warmer! Thermography and Me
Remember playing games in which you’d give clues to a searcher according to how close (warmer) or how far (cooler) the searcher was from a hidden object? Of course, today … Continue reading
Letting Go of Stuff…Why Does It Hurt So Much?
Soon my husband and I are going to participate in a community flea market, selling off what has become unbearable clutter. But it was also a mass of memories. How … Continue reading
On Love and Death: Happy Anniversary to Us!
Thirty-nine years ago (depending on when you read this), my husband and I were officially joined as a married couple—for the good of his children. Neither of us was sure … Continue reading
Everybody Changed and Didn’t Tell Me?
Have you ever had the dream in which you’re walking along a familiar street, turn a corner, and discover you’re suddenly hopelessly lost in a strange place? At least in … Continue reading
Tech-Dependence Betrayed Me!
How proud I was to be able to make Christmas dinner without power! Too proud. “Pride goeth before a fall…” This past week, the southern part of Colorado was smooshed … Continue reading
The Dinner That Almost Wasn’t: Finding Alternative Routes
You have a favorite route to work—the fastest, easiest way, a way you could almost drive in your sleep. And then it happens. You’re moving along, assuming once again you’re … Continue reading
