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Doing Nothing
When I am asked, “Are you busy? What are you doing?” I usually respond, “Nothing. I’m not doing anything.” But having spent a week and a half on imposed “vacation,” I’ve discovered that I really don’t know, or have forgotten, how to “do nothing.” All of my claims of nothingness are lies. While I was…
Read MoreMy Body
I’m just asking a basic question or two, here, not judging. I thought of this after watching a reel online representing an unseen woman, possibly calling on the phone, seeking information about terminating her pregnancy at 34 weeks. She was asking about the procedure and looking for confirmation that she was not crazy or out…
Read MoreI Get it. It Looks Stupid.
Trying to be Christian is hard. I understand why so many people abandon the effort every day. Professing such a belief is not for wimps, and more and more it seems it is just about impossible to meet the criteria. The social pressure against it is palpable to all five senses. Who knew? Sadly, what…
Read MoreBeware The Exploding Pillow
This is a cautionary tale and not one about feather pillows. I recently wrote about my successful housecleaning foray, which happened a week ago and is only today being taken up again…. The action had to be paused because; (1) I had to spend time and effort congratulating myself on a decent start, (2) I…
Read MoreMiss Havisham, Jr.
I’ve fooled some people into thinking I’ve been handling widowhood marvelously. They haven’t seen my house or my book-keeping. This is how people become hermits. They are so overwhelmed with the pile-up of daily chores and duties that things just seem to fall into ruin, and they are embarrassed to invite anyone over. Preparing for…
Read MoreAmnesia
I thought of titling this “The Jewish Problem,” but then I thought better. There is no “Jewish Problem,” but there is a broadening chasm of a “Humanity Problem.” Evil always seeks out a scapegoat, a focus against which to draw together those who are confused, in want, and who lack a star to guide them…
Read MoreWhat Is Love?
Paul McCartney famously asked what’s wrong with silly love songs. The question is the answer. Love is the deepest form of necessary silliness in the human soul. Some of us have spent decades wool-gathering, trying to define it and its importance. I wish I could impart to my children the absolute volcano of emotion a…
Read MoreOn The Water
I hear thunder coming. I knew it would. An hour ago, I sat at the water’s edge, looking past the mouth of the Rappahannock into the Chesapeake Bay beyond. A wonderful strong, humid breeze was sweeping the wisps of my gossamer hair across my sticky face, and I repeatedly swept them from my eyes. I…
Read MoreVivre La Difference… Maybe
You know the old saying, “Some of my best friends are ….” It sounds trite, but since I was a little pre-school tike, some of my best friends were boys or men. So, despite how this rant of sorts sounds, I am not a man-hater. I am a 72-year-old widow who can look in the…
Read MoreOld People on Facebook
My children were flabbergasted when they found their mother was on Facebook. I don’t remember when I first logged on, but I’ve been on it for quite a number of years. You see, before FB there was something called “myspace.com” which began in 2003. Teenagers and college kids were jumping on that and posting absolutely…
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