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I love gardening. Helping little things come to life, watching them grow, bearing the fruits of my labors. It really connects me to the Earth. I have a bench in my garden so I can sit and watch the bugs and bees and occasional critters that wander through. Gardening...
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I lost 3 pounds when they took out my gallbladder. Doesn’t seem like enough. My daughter and I agreed that when they remove anything, it should count for a weight loss of at least 10 pounds, just to make it worth it. If they take out my thyroid (which I...
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Some things that frighten me: High places. The reason: I’m pretty sure I’ll lose control and jump. Or I’ll lose my balance and fall. But mostly the jumping thing. I’ve heard the story time and again of how my uncle threw me into the air when I...
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I’ve been going through GI troubles for about 20 years, maybe more. No one ever checked my gall bladder. I’ve taken pretty blue pills, the purple pill, pink pills, green pills, and an assortment of colors I don’t recall. I’ve drank gallons of...
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It’s the lovely way coffee feels on my tongue. The first sip of the day is almost startingly hot. The second sip is where I really taste the coffee, roasted to my specifications, ground to perfection, and drip brewed to its full rich goodness, for the first time...
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Very few people practice good manners anymore. People are so caught up in themselves, certain that “everyone” else is doing things just to piss them off. I think it is more a case of no one thinking about their effect on anyone else. They don’t want...