I used to feel I wanted to be touched. I waited for not only the physical whispering touch on the palm of my hand, but the sweeping t...

Spring began to venture into our neck of the woods this weekend.  On the turn of a dime it went from 40F to 70F in a matter of hours.  And w...

Not to beat a dead horse on women's rights but...regarding equal pay for equal work: "...Beth Cubriel, executive director of the ...

I have just spent the better part of this early morning (4:30 A.M.) looking through my past posts to see if I ever blogged about my last day...

A number of years ago I was crossing the lobby in a fancy hotel in Cairo, Egypt, to see if our reservation was ready.  It had been a rou...

There are too many poor people in this world. There are too many people with physical and mental challenges. There are too many ignor...

What I posted a few days ago did stir a ripple or two among my readers and that is perfect, because what in the heck is blogging all abo...

One of my volunteer groups had its beginning planning meeting yesterday.  Some of us had not seen each other for months during the winte...

For the first time in decades I watched the Oscar program from beginning to end.  We had a pending snow storm with a predicted start big tim...

A number of years ago when I worked, we had a secretary that was a gentle old soul.  She was usually upbeat even though her personal life wa...

Why do the most interesting conversations or events which grow into the most interesting ideas happen when I am driving my car, exercisi...

Sometimes I feel so odd.  I may have a disease they have not yet named.  People who mix up letters and words are dyslexic.  What about peopl...

Benefit of the Doubt (Taken at Bonaventure Cemetery 2014) the elephant in the room don't talk about it carefully move around ...

The battery operated clock hangs on my wall in the TV room and is the rhythm section for such a quiet sunny morning.  It is the only way...

That roller coaster of Valentine's Day is over.  Aren't you glad?  When we lived overseas there were no stores or Internet orders an...

  Taken in Passau, Germany last year.

Canaveral National Seashore Apologies for stereotyping, but when viewed superficially we all seem to be either round pegs fitting into...

They appear Like soldiers Blue or black In neat dress Standing sharp Ready to Hit their mark Lined up In perfect rows Leaving...

My daughter had taken time for a girls' get-away to Florida two winters before and came back just furious that the weather had not been ...

We are fortunate enough to have friends that live in a small portion of the state of Florida that is still pristine.  Well, sort of... ...