Category Archives: Epiphanies and Meditations

Remembering

WW l Thanks Daddy Jim for putting your life on the line.  For wearing the uniform and saving the burning airplane and doing what you had to so that my kids could be free to choose.  I hope I have … Continue reading

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Now we pause for a word~

In the last month – heck, in the last week—Cam’s house finally came into his possession (which means that Char’s came into hers), our bedroom was finished so we could move back into the rest of the house, and I … Continue reading

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HB to M

It’s TIME!!  And here are my  birthday plans: M’s best friend, Kyle, is getting married tomorrow.  He just COULDN’T wait six more weeks for M to come home, darn it.  Fairly shameful, considering that his first date with his beautiful … Continue reading

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Whining revisited

Still snowing.  (Well, it was three hours ago.  Now, it’s the Kentucky Derby and I don’t care about snow, just about horses.) New word (I’ve hit a run of interesting ones lately): moustery Define, define, define – I love when … Continue reading

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More Whining

More snow. There are women who, when faced with a house crammed with chaos, roll up their sleeves, organize a livable arrangement out of the mess, never let the dust settle, and carry on with strength and confidence.  I am … Continue reading

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For Sam

This began as a response to comment – in a comment of my own.  But it grew.  And it wasn’t what I wanted to write about today.  And it isn’t arguing with Sam.  The fact is that Sam and Mar … Continue reading

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Movie Review: Your Dragon

Murphy leaves for home two months from today. Sometimes the security words on Blogger sites make uncanny sense.  The other day, I got one that was actually one of the coolest non-words I’ve ever seen—thus, TODAY’S CHALLENGE: Define: dicasity. I … Continue reading

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Me and the Old Man

As of today, G and I have been married for 32 years.  Funny.  Because it’s Saturday, and we weren’t married on a Saturday.  Yes, I know how time works, but it’s funny anyway. We were married on a day that … Continue reading

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Orm ~ part two,too,to

Now, we are just at the end of the medieval period and cruising toward the renaissance, which England only had because Italy had already tried it and ended up having a really great time. Up until this period, there wasn’t … Continue reading

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At least Orm tried-

I remember a spelling test.  It was third grade I think.  And we used that heavy, yellowish, horizontal lined paper with all the helpful dotted bits to keep your letters straight.  The teacher read out each word v-e-r-y clearly, with … Continue reading

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