Can we hold differences gently when hatred burns?

October 17, 2025
Someone recently said to another, "Thank you for holding our differences with such gentleness." Thing is, I know people who feel hatred and a desire to harm others that it's almost impossible. Who am I kidding? It IS impossible. Fully impossible. Gentleness has its limits We like to...

Hedge your bets. Or not.

March 2, 2009
I just love this visual--it's so like me.Hedging. It's an attempt to offset exposure to risk of some sort. It's often used as a financial term, but hedging's been a...

Note to God

March 2, 2009
This is the sign I want to see out on Lighthouse Ave. in Pacific Grove in March. Yes,I have official permission to rent the condo, which will help defray my monthly...

Moving into Life 2.0

March 2, 2009
As I anticipated the end of 2008, I knew the new year would involve the start of Life 2.0, but I hadn't anticipated everything that it would entail. I am thrilled to...

Pretty, isn’t it?

March 1, 2009
I've been feeling very...domestic....of late.Of course, I haven't done anything yet with the 14 boxes that arrived from California on Friday.And am anticipating the...

Boxing Haiku

March 1, 2009
My quads are screamingBoxing sprints, lunges are hardThe wages of...

Rainy days & Sundays

March 1, 2009
It's an overcast and drizzly day in Tampa and we're dug in for the duration. It's a day for Netflix, reading the papers, flipping through books and doing the New York...

A Big Day

February 27, 2009
As I anticipated the end of 2008, I knew the new year would involve the start of Life 2.0, but I hadn't anticipated everything that it would entail. And how important...

Report from the Ring

February 27, 2009
Ok, so we weren't really in the ring. Not the actual ring with ropes, just the on-the-floor training ring. The one with bags.Before boxing class, the girl at the front...

Boxing for Girly-Girls

February 26, 2009
This is my idea of what boxing for girls is like. We'd wear sexy silk boxing robes and pink gloves. Makeup and hair in place. My trainer thinks I should start boxing at...

"Botox Party this Weekend"

February 26, 2009
On the road this morning, I saw a sign: Botox Party this Weekend."Hmm. Botox PARTY??? No.A gathering during which someone would take a long needle and inject a...

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