Archives in Category: Things to Ponder

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Off to South Bend

Posted on March 16, 2012

Normally when I visit South Bend, Indiana, it’s for a doctor’s appointment to make sure cancer hasn’t returned to stalk me. But not this time. I’m off to become stylish. Or at least try.

And, when I attempt to become

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The Boat

Posted on February 26, 2012

I can never tell if boaters are an extremely creative group with a high command of the English language or simply in love with poor puns. What I do know is that they name their boats in ways that make

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Here at Last

Posted on February 24, 2012

Earl and I arrived at our final destination in the Florida Keys this afternoon, a little bedraggled for having driven 1590 miles to get here. At the same time, the temperature was a balmy 82 degrees. As always, Earl soaked

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Just One, Please

Posted on February 18, 2012

The world of the super-pack is upon us, and I don’t mean the political version. I mean the world where you have to buy twos and threes when you only want ones.

For example, I needed a roll of paper

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Update on the Butterfly

Posted on February 12, 2012

For a year and a half I have been working on mastering the butterfly stroke. I’ve taken lessons, sought advice, read how-to manuals on-line, and put time in the pool working on the various parts of the whole. I think

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Susan G. Komen

Posted on February 9, 2012

Last week’s brouhaha about the Komen Foundation’s withdrawing its breast cancer screening support for Planned Parenthood – and then rescinding that decision in the light of public outcry – has made me want to go public with my complaints about

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Monday Morning Quarterbacking

Posted on February 6, 2012

I believe it’s a time honored tradition for fans to critique their favorite teams the morning after they’ve played important games. And what could be more important that the Super Bowl? So in the spirit of such quarterbacking, I offer

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Men in White Coats

Posted on January 26, 2012

There is a respite in politics tonight: no debates, no speeches, just the nightly news touting its predictions. But that’s normalcy these days. So I’m diverting to other topics.

“Men in white coats” means different things to Earl and me.

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State of the Union

Posted on January 24, 2012

President Barack Obama gave his State of the Union Address this evening in accordance with Article II, Sec. 3 of the U.S. Constitution which states, “The president shall from time to time give to Congress information of the State of

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Stuffy Head

Posted on January 23, 2012

I am beset with a cold, not the worst I’ve ever had but certainly in the running. You know the symptoms as well as I do: watery eyes, red nose, voice an octave lower, and a chest that wonders if

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