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The other day while painting the fence in our backyard, this thought popped into my mind: Do the Kardashians have babies so that they have job security? I laughed out loud at the notion, not that I care about the … Continue reading
Yearly Archives: 2017
Last Tuesday my family and I experienced the most fun day we’ve had in a long time when we went to The Climb Adventure Lagoon, http://www.survivetheclimb.com/, in Russellville, about 40 miles east of here. I happened to stumble upon its … Continue reading
It’s the last day of the month of May, and I still haven’t posted a blog. My goal is at least one per month. It doesn’t sound like much, and it really isn’t, because once I get going, my fingers … Continue reading
Sometimes when I try to understand why some things in life happen the way they do, I think of those grotesquely shaped, black pieces found in many puzzles, and somehow that seems to help. Viewed individually, each piece seems totally … Continue reading
Surprise. A little bit of pride. A lot of gratitude. These are some of the feelings I had the other day when one of my phone apps congratulated me on my 2,000th day of sobriety. Part of me (ego) thought, … Continue reading
A local church in my town is sponsoring a five-week study of “The Shack,” a best selling book-turned-movie about change and forgiveness, and the first session was this past Tuesday. I’m not even sure about how I learned of it, … Continue reading
It’s been a week since coming back from vacation and normalcy returned all too quickly. We’re back to taking care of our grandkids whilst their dad works and their mom runs the brewery. Spring cleaning projects have been identified and … Continue reading
Last month I wrote about seeing a therapist for the first time because I felt unusually sad, and the feeling was lasting longer than I cared for it to. I also wasn’t sleeping well, and the interesting thing is that … Continue reading
I never thought I’d openly admit what I’m about to admit let alone blog about it, but by doing so I’m supporting my long-held conviction that the topic of mental health and wellness not be taboo. It’s important to walk … Continue reading
I’m a horse’s ass. Well, not exactly. Actually, worse. Whilst scrolling through Facebook the other morning, I noticed that a friend had posted the result of a quiz that supposedly analyzed her profile to determine what percentage was a-hole. She … Continue reading