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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…