Let us remember it, every moment

June 15, 2026
No one in these senior years is immune to thoughts that attempt to make meaning of the lives we've lived. And as usual, a recent episode of the television show, Call the Midwife, has evoked those kinds of deep thoughts. As children on the show made time capsules (and yes, some of the adults,...

Anticipation & worry: cut from the same cloth

March 29, 2011
Anticipation --the "looking forward to" has always been one of the best parts of anything pleasurable. The planning process makes the event so vivid (at least for...

Ironing jokes

March 28, 2011
Man's fantasy of woman ironing. The reality of woman ironing. Domestic servant ironing a very long time ago when these uniforms were in style. ...

The Zen of ironing

March 27, 2011
No, that's not me. It's not Hillary Clinton, either.The other night I did some ironing. Nothing major: cloth napkins, tablecloths, pillow cases.The hiss of water in...

Alpha dog, beta dog

March 27, 2011
Don't ever underestimate a dog.Riley is our alpha, although he is only 10 lbs to Little He's 40 lbs. Little He is a hound, a rescue dog that M. has had for a dozen...

Writing memoir: it ain’t always pretty

March 26, 2011
So. I'm writing a memoir. It seemed like a good idea. In fact, it's always seemed like a good idea, but now, even more so. My story's too good.Now that I no longer...

Too. Much. Information.

March 25, 2011
Last week I received an online newsletter for Baby Boomers. The lead story had this headline: Warning: the disease no one knows. I was about to click to learn more...

Poem read at Elizabeth Taylor’s funeral

March 25, 2011
This is the Gerard Manley Hopkins poem read by Colin Firth at Elizabeth Taylor's funeral today."Give beauty back to God." It's just perfect. The Leaden Echo And The...

From the broken debris of my heart I will erect an altar to...

March 24, 2011
Lost Spectacles, by Leonard Cohen There is a crack in everything That's how the light gets in.-Leonard Cohen He's in his 70s now and his voice is ravaged, but he...

Amazing quote

March 23, 2011
If she's amazing, she won't be easy. If she's easy, she won't be...

Elizabeth Taylor: we’ll miss you

March 23, 2011
Elizabeth just glows in this photograph with the love of her life, Richard Burton.She looks like she was at the happiest stage of her life.It's how I'd like to remember...

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