March 2009.  It was a warm tropical late afternoon and the 3 of us had lured Dunk out for a very arduous journey over unpaved roads and blind curves, with the promise of a beer at the end of the drive.  My friend and I were excited to go into the Maho Bay blown glass shop.  Maho is an artsy community where one can see long gray locks of hair ( Read more... )

I am sure we have all been rude enough to interrupt an actual face to face discussion by answering our cell phones.  Or worse, reading/sending texts while with friends.  Our world changing technology is invading our lives and will change our ideas of what is rude and what is okay.  It is important to be aware and to work towards staying in touch ( Read more... )

I watched this video that was on KarmaTube today.
It was very interesting and thought provoking.

Today I walked around my office handing out homemade treats and wishing people happy Valentines day.  I made those little Hershey kiss treats by setting the candy on little square pretzels, warming them in the oven and then smooshing a red m&m in the ( Read more... )

I am just recovering from about 5 days of some real pain.  An infection in my mouth that affected my whole body.  I could not put Dunk's needs, the dogs needs or any ones needs ahead of mine.  It is rare that I ignore what others need.   I was just in too much pain.  A constant painful throbbing and adding to that severe headaches and sleeplessness ( Read more... )

"All we need to do is welcome the challenge of our relationships, training our eyes to look beyond human behavior to the Presence within." Susan Taylor

I am a co-dependent person.  I too often give rather than take.  When I think I am getting better, something happens and I know I still need to work on things.  I think giving is fine, but I have to ( Read more... )

I work in the Administrative section of the Prosecutor's Office.  It is quiet where my office is and we often miss out on the fun or juicy news that you might here in the Criminal Division ( Read more... )

If we work upon marble it will perish; if we work upon brass, time will
efface it; if we rear temples, they will crumble into dust; but if we
work on immortal minds, if we imbue them with principles, with just the
fear of God and love of our fellow men, we engrave on those tablets
something which will brighten all eternity.

Daniel Webster
This is a ( Read more... )

Happy Birthday Mom
Forever, I will remember this day as 11 days before Dad died.  I wonder if Mom can still remember that at this point in her dementia?  It wasn't much of a birthday present for her when Dad's pacemaker battery finally went dead the morning of her birthday 4 years ago and they had an emergency situation on their hands.  It always ( Read more... )

As I cleaned up the kitchen during my lunch hour I tried to think of why having the kids live here is good ( Read more... )

Driving has been pretty slippery all week.  When it is cold like this, traffic on the roads actually makes the surface more slippy.  It has been snowing pretty steadily,  although lightly, since yesterday morning.  Schools in town are closed today I guess because more is expected to fall.  Here on the west side of Cleveland we maybe have a foot of ( Read more... )