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Today is inauguration day — very soon , we’ll be honored to listen to a very beautiful inauguration speech — most will say it’s the most beautiful they’ve ever heard. It’ll be in a class all by itself — no … Continue reading →

We were having lunch the other day and were discussing a good friend of ours. I made the statement, “He’s a trip.” I periodically say that when talking about someone and I always mean it as a compliment. It’s kind … Continue reading →

As long as I can remember, I’ve always gotten vaccines for various diseases when they became available. We also had our kids vaccinated for everything, and almost always because the doctors recommended it.  Now — if you read the news, … Continue reading →

I’ve experienced just about every emotion that exists over the past months, and one of them is guilt. I’m pretty sure guilt is something that just about everyone struggles with from time to time. But I was just thinking — … Continue reading →

Every day, for close to a year now, I’ve gone to  the St. Agnes Columbarium Garden to visit with Claire. A number of people have asked me why I do that. I guess I probably don’t have a good answer … Continue reading →

I was just thinking that I’ve heard the word “last” a lot lately. Some of it, of course, is because one year was ending and another starting. I heard people say this is the last time I’ll have to do … Continue reading →

For some reason, we still get paper calendars in the mail. We used to give them to Bobbie the Nun — I’m not sure what she did with them, but she was always excited when we sent them to her. … Continue reading →

I had previously wondered about 2025 starting out as a potentially bad year, and the news from New Orleans didn’t make me feel any better. I guess it’s only natural to wonder about the future. For years I’ve been fascinated … Continue reading →

Hello 2025,In 2024 I met suffering, sadness, trauma and misery. And — grief came into our house.I welcome you with no expectations or resolutions and I hope you will be kinder and take nothing from me.— 30 —

A couple of days ago I talked about some of the more famous “drops” that occur on New Year’s Eve. But it occurred to me that I’ve welcomed in the new year in lots of places over the years and … Continue reading →