April 20 , 2024 /

MINDING MY MIND

* Featured photo courtesy of Stefano Bucciarelli via Unsplash.com There is a plethora of information about how our minds and brains function and volumes of research on mental health and mental illnesses.  I have tried to take care of my mind as well as my body and spirit and yet, there are no guarantees about

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January 7 , 2024 /

REFLECTIONS IN THE LIGHT OF JANUARY 7, 2024

N.B.  Some of the experiences below have been posted previously. I hope it’s obvious why I am sharing them again. Yesterday was the 3rd “anniversary” of that awful day at the Capitol in Washington, D, C.  I do not need to see another video as a reminder of the threat posed by illegal, destructive behaviors. 

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December 30 , 2023 /

TWELVE MOST POPULAR OF 2023

This is a review by “vote” of my readers of the most read of 71 blogs published in the past year.  The reasons why these emerged as the top twelve may have to do with the content, where they appeared, how and when they were shared, and a few other unknown variables, such as the

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December 28 , 2023 /

JANUARY IN 55 WORDS

Another “new” year, one after the other, Marked by a special moment in time; Measured in some way, even celebrated. Once we turned the page on a hanging wall calendar Or in a day timer, diary or log Now some digital device gives us day, date and time. Effortless, without even needing to Remember anything.

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December 18 , 2023 /

WINTER SOLSTICE 2023

Orig. 12/15/18  Rev. 12/18/23 This year’s winter solstice occurs on Thursday, Dec. 21, 2023 at 10:27 p.m. Eastern time, 3:27 UTC. according to the Almanac. The Northern Hemisphere’s winter solstice always falls on December 21 or 22.  The sun will reach its southernmost point before starting back on its northward trek toward Spring. That’s for

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December 11 , 2023 /

LIFE, DEATH AND IN BETWEEN

Death comes for all of us regardless of age.  In 2022, about 3.27 million deaths were reported in the United States and here’s a breakdown of the causes as reported in 2021: The top 10 causes accounted for almost 75% of all deaths in the U.S. in 2021. Heart disease (695,547) Cancer (605,213) COVID-19 (416,893)

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