Archives in Category: Things to Ponder

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Random Thoughts for a Friday

Posted on January 16, 2015

I’m reading “Babylon Revisited,” a short story by F. Scott Fitzgerald that was originally published in the “Saturday Evening Post” in 1931.  Yet, the story of a father’s efforts to regain his daughter, who is being raised by other family

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Hibernation

Posted on January 9, 2015

I don’t know what chromosome is responsible for the hibernation gene, but I certainly inherited it. Probably from both sides of my family too.

This week is Exhibit A. We’ve had swirling snow and bitter cold for the past five

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Small Plate

Posted on January 6, 2015

Over the last fifty years, studies and styles show that the average dinner plate suffers from the same malady as the humans who eat from it.  Both are becoming considerably larger.

According to www.vegkitchen.com, a dinner plate was approximately

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Final Holiday Event

Posted on January 4, 2015

My friend Judi and I talk every other Sunday; we’ve done this for I-don’t-know-how-long.  It helps nurture our friendship, since we don’t live near each other and only get together a couple times a year.

She’ll be calling soon. And

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Resolution

Posted on January 2, 2015

It was off my radar, but once I thought about it I decided that one of my New Year’s resolutions is to obtain a State of Michigan Builder’s License.  And write about the experience.

After all, my philosophy has always

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Mall Walking

Posted on November 18, 2014

The weather has turned snarky with gusty wind, swirling snow, and ominous skies.  A far cry from summer’s warmth.  So some friends and I are back to the mall to get our walking in. One friend claims that she doesn’t

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Gentle Yoga

Posted on November 17, 2014

I’ve begun taking a class in gentle yoga on Monday mornings.  It’s the perfect way to begin the week.  The instructor is quiet and careful but definitely knows her way around the Tree Pose or Warrior I.

I’ve taken yoga

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Saving Kandinsky

Posted on October 29, 2014

Earl and I visited the Milwaukee Art Museum last summer and saw a spectacular special exhibit on Wassily Kandinsky, the Russian painter who is credited with painting the first true abstract art.  We saw his early work and could recognize

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Beautiful Day

Posted on October 25, 2014

Autumn in her generosity has bestowed a gorgeous weekend on us.  Even though the colors are past their prime, even though falling leaves are a nuisance and we all know what’s coming, it’s impossible not to acknowledge the weather.

“What

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Mental Health Day

Posted on October 18, 2014

I woke in the middle of the night instinctively knowing the salmon I had for supper didn’t like me as well as I had liked it.  So I dragged myself to the bathroom to wait for the inevitable.  I won’t

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