Monday, May 29, 2017
I'd Rather Be Named Ribcage
Many times during the hour and a half PBS National Memorial Day Concert at the Washington Monument Mall at the White House, I heard sniffles from Son #1 even as tears came to my eyes. We watched together the beautiful and touching songs, instrumentals, memorial stories, dedications, introductions...
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Sunday, May 28, 2017
I Don't Cook Much Anymore
I slow cooked a beef brisket for Memorial Day celebration eatings, and then I looked around for the Gates BBQ sauce (made in KC) for dousing the sandwiches. But, I couldn't find any--not even a partial. Someone had cleaned it out and forgot to tell me that we needed more. Not about to make a trip...
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Saturday, May 27, 2017
I Thought Old Age Was Ten Years Older Than I Am Now
I should have thought of it yesterday when it was new and vulnerable--my tail bone injury (medical term--coccyx). I should have thought immediately of ice pack, or specially formed pillow for sitting. I have both, and nursing knowledge, but all I could think of was sitting down, which was painful,...
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Thursday, May 25, 2017
The Fattening Room
One Minute World News of BBC yesterday covered The Fattening Rooms of Calabar and how important it is for a man of Southern Nigeria to sport a well-fed and pampered wife to show what a good husband he is. A woman there is put in a "fattening room" for up to six months, fed starchy foods, sleeps a...
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Wednesday, May 24, 2017
In The Know On Timely Issues
I've always tried to stay on top of timely issues and at the same time to navigate controversy and political issues, but it is growing more difficult everyday to accomplish that. Did you ever notice that those who claim vehemently that they do not discuss politics are the ones who do it the most?...
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