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Once Upon a Time…

Once upon a time there was younger me. I was able to run, jump, roll and spring up, lift large items, crawl, etc. without a thought other than doing it. These days, I groan, crack, pop, hurt, get cramps, have lost range of motion, getting lung scans every year, keep my pain pills close, and…

The Road I’m On

I’m 61 years old and I still haven’t figured out this road I’m on. I’ve come to so many crossroads, forks, and Y’s and if I was to have had a road map, I might have to admit that I’m just as lost and haven’t gotten to where I started so many years ago. When…

Letter to Mom

Mom… I’m going to miss you. In all the years I have been gone living my life elsewhere, the last six months, being with you and Dad have meant the most to me. I wished we had longer but your body was just giving out. I’m sorry I didn’t understand until the end. No need…

My Dog Jazz

How do we get so attached to our pets? Do they have some mystic power over us making us helpless? Could it be their complete devotion, never in-question loyalty, love without condition, the view that we’re perfect, and never noticing, certainly never making us aware of our deficiencies? To want nothing more than making those…