I don’t know who Bobby is but since my vision loss I spend an awful lot of time looking for his pin.
Month: September 2016
It’s Not All About The Dismount
Sixteen-year-old gymnast and Olympic gold medalist Laurie Hernandez is on the new season of Dancing With The Stars. After her first dance of the competition on Monday night, host Tom Bergeron asked the seasoned performer if she was nervous to do the show. She replied that after working eleven years to…
It’s A Healthy Baby Football Season!
I liken the return of football to childbirth. In February, in the last seconds of the Super Bowl, the realization sets in that the five-month season is over. This awareness can bring pain and sadness and complete despair over how will the off-season be survived? Depending where you live, you…
Remembering 9/11
While out running errands yesterday, my husband was telling me about the Texas mattress store whose online ad used mattresses to depict the Twin Towers on 9/11 and the severe backlash they received. I, personally, felt sick to my stomach upon hearing about it. He also relayed to me the story of the…
The Sole Of Love
Today I heard someone say that love means being there for the other person through good times and bad. A simple concept and one we have all heard before. Usually, though, it’s part of the definition of love but today it was declared the sole meaning. Love is so many…
Caution! Flammable And Explosive Technology!
Sitting here with two iPads and an iPhone you would think I was up to something big, something groundbreaking. In truth I am trying to move some photos around amongst two different users and their iClouds. Not rocket science, but a representation of the world we live in today. It…
Intruding Thoughts
Last night, I awoke around 3 a.m. and had to use the restroom. Mission accomplished, I was almost back to our closed bedroom door when it was opened. My husband jumped and let out an ohmygod! simultaneously. I was not startled, but completely amused. I asked, “Didn’t you notice I wasn’t in bed?”…
This Blog Is About To Get Fresh
I am in the throes of ecstasy. Relax, this is a family blog. The pleasure to which I’m referring is produce-related. I just made it worse, didn’t I? Let’s get back on track. Fresh corn on the cob, watermelon, cantaloupe, tomatoes and now peaches. Oh, the peaches. I will admit…