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My sweet aunt treated me to a massage today 🙂 Now the problem is staying awake to eat dinner and interact with everyone.

I never know how to spell that word 😉 So it’s taken me a month to write a post. A friend recently sent me his blog and asked for my input on a recent post. The interchange made me realize … Continue reading →

All the writing I intended to do over break and during this semester. C’est domage. I seem to be keeping busy nonetheless. A fun winter break: baking, family time (Xmas village with my bros and their families and Xmas Eve … Continue reading →

I finished the semester last week (waited until the last day to submit grades–a first for me) and am almost done with prepping for next semester. So I decided I’d best get blogging again. My excuse for not writing has … Continue reading →

Just finished Moby Dick for the second time. The first time I read it was 23 years ago, in the summer/fall of 1988 while I was fighting fire in Yellowstone. What a long time ago. I was such a different … Continue reading →

Essay #1 – Missed Opportunity “So we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past.” – F. Scott Fitzgerald, The Great Gatsby I see the ash beginning to bend, threatening to break apart and scatter on … Continue reading →

to leave for Southern California tomorrow. the kids and I will drive to Vegas then make our way into Laguna/Newport on Tuesday. we’re staying at a Best Western near the Vegas airport = non-smoking, outdoor pool, continental breakfast. if we … Continue reading →

I chaired the Saturday morning meeting then spoke at the combined speakers (AA + Al-Anon) meeting Saturday night. It was quite the day. I think I had a bit of letdown yesterday. The topic I chose for the 1st meeting … Continue reading →

So I volunteered to chair the Saturday morning al-anon meeting awhile back, and I’ve been a bit nervous about it. Then someone asked me to speak at the Saturday evening combined speakers’ meeting. Oh my! After some fretting, I agreed … Continue reading →