All That and a Bag of Chips...  
O would some Power the gift to give us
To see ourselves as others see us!
It would from many a blunder free us,
And foolish notion:
What airs in dress and gait would leave us,
And even devotio...More...

5 comments | 3 kudos | 107 views | posted Nov 2, 2009 at 11:55 AM

Vegas Chronicles...Part III  
Okie doke...

I have eaten and feel better this afternoon than this morning...

The official tally for the MD get-together was five wonderfully warm and witty attendees. Nearly all the flights we...More...

1 comment | 1 kudo | 101 views | posted Nov 1, 2009 at 6:49 PM

Vegas Chronicles...  
Halloween in Sin City! Under a nearly full moon! For future reference, thanks, but no thanks...

Last night was a wedding celebration for friends -- one of whom I had met on MD. It was my seconda...More...

0 comments | 0 kudos | 76 views | posted Nov 1, 2009 at 11:04 AM

Vegas Chronicles...  
Most of what happened in Vegas will stay in Vegas, but some I just want to not only reveal, but embellish... So those tales will become my Vegas Chronicles...

Though some (at least one) of ...More...

8 comments | 2 kudos | 128 views | posted Oct 31, 2009 at 12:42 PM

Doctoring...and Healing...  
I think I will be leaving Matchdoctor soon. I think the doctor has done a fine job in providing me a place to heal, and that my recovery of health has led me to faith, hope and love.

As I walked...More...

8 comments | 7 kudos | 216 views | posted Jul 12, 2009 at 3:41 PM

You Make Me Want to Be a Better Woman...  
A friend asked me the other night what I really wanted in a man. One would think after around forty years of being a single woman, either I should have a pretty good idea, or ...maybe I don't really ...More...

10 comments | 7 kudos | 418 views | posted Jan 22, 2009 at 12:50 PM

Sophie  
I have inherited/adopted the sweetest, smartest canine companion in the world.

About three hours after I had brought Sophie into my home, I took her for a walk around the complex, stopping first ...More...

7 comments | 5 kudos | 164 views | posted Nov 22, 2008 at 8:56 AM

Passages and new family...  
Today was the memorial for another friend. Kathy was a choir bud -- one with whom I blended well. It was always a joy to sit next to her in rehearsals, though we did not get to sing together often i...More...

10 comments | 3 kudos | 162 views | posted Nov 20, 2008 at 9:41 PM

Punching buttons....  
The cover on the control panel was lowered yesterday at the meeting I attended late morning. I listened as several talked about learning to respond rather than react. I prided myself o...More...

5 comments | 3 kudos | 157 views | posted Nov 20, 2008 at 12:21 PM

Genesis...Revelation...  
When Ike blew through on a Saturday night, the first thing to go was the power. The top of the oak tree that used to shade most of my patio was not far behind. Miraculously it caused only a minor de...More...

3 comments | 3 kudos | 143 views | posted Sep 30, 2008 at 7:15 PM