Archive for the ‘General’ Category

Gifted for something, or do you just have vision?

Monday, September 19th, 2011

Steve Goodier tidbits on Life and Love: GIFTED FOR SOMETHING? I heard of a woman who operated a daycare for children from her home. As she transported children in her car one day, a fire truck zoomed by. The kids were thrilled to see a Dalmatian on the front seat, just ...

A reflection on parenthood

Monday, September 12th, 2011

Last week was my first birthday without either of my sons. One has been gone 14 1/2 years, frozen in time at 21; the other not quite a year. I took the week off, knew it would be difficult and it was. But it was more than that too. It ...

My taste in sports with a bit of opinion on them

Friday, August 26th, 2011

I've recently updated my Facebook profile with some of my favorite things. They are all women's things. No, not clothing. Sports. I have been an athlete all my life until two knee surgeries a few years back, but I have come to realize over the last ten years that I ...

The Keys – something only I could do

Wednesday, July 6th, 2011

Well besides getting tricked into thinking today was going to be nice and turning off my air conditioning this morning, anyone could do that, (though as it turns out, I opened windows, but I didn't turn off the air, sigh) it takes a special kind of nincompoop to manage what ...

Jon Stewart’s Conversation with Jesus

Friday, June 24th, 2011

Jon I woke up last night to the sound of laughing and realized I'd fallen asleep with the TV on. It was 3 AM and I knew it was Jon Stewart but I had to fumble around for my glasses to see who his guest was. Unbelievable! It was Jesus, in ...

So, parents and the loss of their children

Friday, November 12th, 2010

I've had an experience now, twice, that no parent should ever have in their lifetime even once and it doesn't get easier with repetition. In my opinion. I've written much here about my youngest son, Brandon, who suicided at 21, caught in the throes of meth. Both ...

Is your ladder leaning against the right building?

Friday, August 6th, 2010

Below is a wonderful story from one of the best people on this planet, Steve Goodier. Now you shouldn't find that surprising since I so often use his articles here, sometimes alone, sometimes with commentary. This time with lots of commentary. Not all related to Steve's article. ...

A change is coming

Wednesday, July 28th, 2010

Which is a very good thing, in my opinion, for what is life with nothing new to look forward to? Every civilization in history has fallen when it became so content with itself that it became stagnant. That ennui will kill anything. Change is the only constant, ...

A VERY HUMAN THING TO DO

Tuesday, June 1st, 2010

First, from Steve Goodier: A VERY HUMAN THING TO DO Someone made the statement: "To err is dysfunctional, to forgive co-dependent." Sometimes I think I operate that way - afraid to err and slow to forgive. Of course, we've all heard Alexander Pope's famous assertion that to err is human, to forgive, divine. ...

In the Living Years

Friday, April 30th, 2010

My dad's been on my mind lately.  It'll be 26 years this summer since he passed, I'm just two years younger now than he was that year.  This afternoon this song began running through my mind, no idea why, though I have every idea why.  It ...