Archives in Category: Things to Ponder

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Hibernation

Posted on January 8, 2014

I’ve been housebound for the past five days, due to an amazing snowfall and amazingly cold temperatures.  It has to do with some sort of artic conditions that found their way off track to the Midwest and beyond.  And while

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Ten Days and Counting

Posted on December 15, 2013

Ten days from today is Christmas.  I’m imagining that Joseph and Mary were as frantic two thousand plus years ago as I feel now.  They were on their way to Bethlehem to register for the census, even though she was

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Somber Thoughts

Posted on December 7, 2013

For people of a certain generation, December 7 is a hallmark in history.  I’m not one of those people, having been born three and a half years later.

At the same time, December 7 is a hallmark in my life. 

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Life Goes On

Posted on December 2, 2013

It doesn’t matter what decade of life you’re in; it’s hectic. It’s just that hectic is defined differently along the way.

At my age (69), hectic is about the slowing pace that seniors must adapt to.  It’s also about health

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Home

Posted on November 14, 2013

Earl and I have been home five days, and I’ve wanted to write this blog that entire time.  We love traveling, but we love coming home too.  With that in mind, I’ve culled the Internet for other peoples’ take on

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New Job

Posted on November 2, 2013

My current job is about to come to an end as the company closes. It’s not that I need a replacement, but I have been known to daydream about such things.

Case in point:   I attended a seminar this afternoon

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You Know You’re Experiencing Hurricane Winds When . . .

Posted on October 29, 2013

There are stormy sea days, and then there are ones where precautions are taken.  You know the difference . . .

When there seems to be fewer people out and about because some of them are hugging commodes in their

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While I Was Thinking

Posted on October 19, 2013

Two weeks have passed since I last blogged about poetry and other esoteric subjects. In that time, our government has been to the brink and back; storms have ravaged South Dakota, and the Affordable Care Act has met computer glitches

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Poetic License

Posted on October 3, 2013

This blog is about reminiscing. And it’s due to the meeting of my book club this morning where we discussed various poems, their overt meanings, their covert meanings, and their unintelligible meanings.  It was food for thought.

For me, the

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Country Music Awards

Posted on September 18, 2013

For some reason I recorded last year’s November County Music Awards .  I don’t recall if I ever watched the show, but tonight – for lack of something more educational to do – I decided to view it.

Let it

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