Tag Archives: aging
Birthday Thoughts About Aging
Wow, I’m 54 today. Who wudda thunk it? It sounds so old and yet I still feel so young inside. Carol Burnett shares my birthday–she turns 79 today–and I thought about the age difference: 25 years. That doesn’t seem like … Continue reading
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Is It Okay For Middle-Aged People To Be Totally Into “The Hunger Games”?
I was hanging out with some guy friends last night over cigars and libations and mentioned that my wife and I had seen “The Hunger Games” the day before and how awesome it was and how you should read the … Continue reading
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When I’m Sixty-Four
The news is abuzz today about Sir Paul McCartney tying a knot for the third time. Good for him! Number two, Heather Mills, obviously didn’t work out too well. His latest, Nancy Shevell, has been a longtime friend of the … Continue reading
The Nose Knows
I was walking our dog the other day and we walked past a property with a very large lawn–probably close to an acre. The smell of the grass immediately triggered a very faint memory from my childhood. Smell is like … Continue reading
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An Attitude of Gratitude
Day after tomorrow we celebrate the Thanksgiving holiday here in the States. The Canadians get a jump on us every year, of course, since their Thanksgiving holiday is on Columbus Day, which I recall being a school holiday when I … Continue reading
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A dark night… and then a ray of light
Hopefully my title doesn’t come off as overdramatic, but yesterday (October 5, 2010) will be a day I will always remember. It started out the night before. I simply could not sleep. Every once in a while I have what … Continue reading
Filed under Music Success in Nine Weeks Blog Challenge, Work
Dad, July 2010
It has been a while since I have written about my dad. In case you haven’t been following this story, my dad has been in and out of the hospital for the past four months. On March 1, he underwent … Continue reading
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Health
Here I am at my parents house waiting for the home health care people to look over my dad. Over the past 48 hours, he has grown quite weak. I arrived yesterday to take him and my mom to his … Continue reading
Hope
I’m sitting here on the ferry between Edmonds and Kingston, on my way to see my parents and to take them to the doctor, the post office, grocery store, etc. It’s a blustery day, sun breaking through the clouds, the … Continue reading
