••• Charles met Debbie at a friend’s wedding and found her to be very attractive. A few weeks later, he invited her to join him for dinner with two other couples. Debbie was so quiet throughout the evening that Charles…
Someone Suggested to Me that I Dye My Hair, So, I did!
Last year, about this time my dear friend Russell died after a long struggle. He died from Scleroderma, a terrible disease! At his funeral, his mother, who I love and have known for 40 plus years grabbed my ear. Russ’…
Ruth’s Blog: We are every age we have ever been!
We are every age we have ever been. I am struck by my own reaction to events. Through out the day there are moments and events, and all manner of things, to stimulate the senses. And, we each interpret them…
Thinking Yourself Happy: On Making Judgements vs. Being Judgemental
••• Howard was nicknamed “the judge.” He hadn’t spoken to his older brother for three years as a result a minor incident. One of his coworkers said, “He brings to mind a kangaroo court in which the judge eagerly slams…
Stop Making Sense: Blu-ray Edition
Stop Making Sense: Blu-ray Edition | Director Jonathan Demme | Score: 7.9 Music famously fixes you in time and place; a song you heard incessantly twenty years ago will always bring you back to that moment, the people you were…
Thinking Yourself Happy: Beware of High Expectations
••• Brad worked as a factory supervisor. He expected his employees to start work on time, to avoid dallying around the coffee pot, and to observe the proper lunch breaks. He cut his workers little slack. He was not a perfectionist but…