The email was sweet and simple. “Would you consider speaking to the incoming Masters of Liberal Studies class again?†The words took me by surprise because I had graduated from the MLS program in the spring of 2013 and, after speaking to the incoming class last fall semester, thought my usefulness to the program had been spent. I responded that… Read More
Fair-Do’s
People watching. Whether it is done on the sly like I prefer to do, or tongue-lolling-flat-out -staring like my husband tends to do, people watching is one of the joys of going to the Minnesota State Fair. If ever there is a reminder that it “takes all kinds to make the world go round,†it is there. Individuals come in… Read More
Making, Or Waiting For, Luck?
I subscribe to an e-letter from Noah Kagan called OkDork. He sends out offers for discounted apps that can possibly make life easier, or at least your work easier if you are a techie. I’m not sure I even want to be a techie as I’m ok with limping along on my feeble old-school skills, but I like to window-shop… Read More
Age-cuses
“Gail, go out and fetch the mail. I’m getting to old to do all that running around.†As a kid I used to feel irritated with that line of thinking. It seemed to me that the adults in my life had plenty of energy to do the things they wanted to do, but ran out when it was something that… Read More
Laugh Rx
I woke up feeling like I’d downed an entire bottle of bourbon. The room was spinning, my head hurt, and I’d thrown up everything interesting I’d eaten the night before. When I tried to walk from the bedroom to the bathroom I found I had a difficult time going in a straight line. It was an odd and scary feeling… Read More
State Fair Time!
“Mom,†said my daughter during a static-riddled phone call, “I believe you have your State Fair facts wrong. Iowa has the number one rated fair.†“Mmmmm, I don’t think so,†I said. “The ranking, depending on who is doing the rating, is something like Texas, Minnesota, and then Iowa.†“Nuh uh. Iowa is #1.†Poor, misguided child. I was ready… Read More
Finding Joy When It’s Easier To Be Annoyed
@#$%^!!! That’s how I felt this morning, and knew I would have to work hard to move past the negative emotions. Why work to reframe my feelings? I prefer to be an optimistic person. I prefer to see the good in even not-so-good situations. And, each week I write about some little thing that brought me happiness and then share… Read More
The Marital Bed
Floating upwards through the sleep of the exhausted…midlife hot flashes are a preview of hell for the hormonal…I awake to the not-so-gentle kneading motions of our ten-pound cat on my bladder. Pudgy is hungry and she knows bladder badgering is more effective than meowing in my face. “Okay! Okay!†I say as she jumps to the floor expecting me to… Read More
NOLA!!!
Who’s NOLA, you say? Isn’t she that woman who sings Come Away With Me and plays the piano? Actually NOLA is a where, not a who…New Orleans, LA, to be specific. If you’ve never visited New Orleans, but have always wanted to go, I want to make you aware of an extraordinary person, Cassandra Snyder. If you’ve been to New… Read More
Signs and the Road to Belief
Have you ever watched a movie where the hero dangles from a cliff by the wispiest of branches protruding from a rock? The longer he swings and kicks and tightens his grip, the quicker the twig disintegrates. The hero is terrified of what is below and refuses to trust that his buddies have pulled a wagon of fluffy hay beneath… Read More
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