Could someone please tell me how a 50-year-old woman gets a pimple on the side of her arm between the elbow and the wrist? I know this is called the forearm but I am too upset about my pimple to use proper body part verbiage. I mean, I am to…
A Love Story – Part 8
I told the woman at the rescue that we would love to adopt one of the two birds we were still considering on a Tuesday. I made arrangements with her to come to the rescue that coming Sunday, August 26th, 2012 to bring him home. We discussed what type of…
A Love Story – Part 7
We returned to the bird rescue the following weekend, on August 18th, 2012. My husband and I spent a lot of time thinking individually and then discussing the three conures we had met the week before. Piper, T and G were all beautiful birds but ran the personality gamut. T…
A Call And A Prayer
I did something big today. I called my neuro-ophthalmologist’s office. I am a patient at one of the top ophthalmology hospitals in the country, and I was supposed to phone them at least six months ago. The purpose of the call was to see how the clinical trials that could…
A Love Story – Part 6
When I spoke to the woman who ran the bird rescue about Piper on August 2nd, 2012, I explained our bird parent history and how we had come to the decision to adopt five years after the passing of our cockatiel, Cato. We chatted a bit longer and then she…
My Situation
During The Jersey Shore frenzy, GTL (Gyn Tan Laundry) became a popular expression representing what the cast of that reality show did everyday. In looking at my daily To Do list, I realize I have my own everyday musts: BWR Blog Workout Read I’m not expecting BWR to take any boardwalk by storm,…
A Train Ride
A friend emailed this to me, and I wanted to share it with you. I apologize for not being able to cite the author or its origin. ********************************************************************************* A Train Ride At birth we board a train and meet our parents. We believe they will always travel by our side….