Failure
Why do some people want others to fail? I sincerely do not understand this. Recently, I stared watching the PBS series Victoria on our Roku device. It is clear in…
Category: intensities
Not Silent Sunday, but a Few Words, Instead.
I’ve been somewhat scattered today – trying to finish a number of projects that include a video of the signs of spring for first graders at a local school, a…
Zen
On our last trip to Bermuda, in 2017 for our 30th wedding anniversary, there was a hallway in the hotel that went from the main lobby to the spa and…
Will Discouragement be Overcome Again?
It’s at this point in the Slice of Life Story Challenge, a little more than half way through, that I always get discouraged. Five years running, I can count on…
Elements of Style
When you write nearly every day for four years, naturally you develop a style. Over my 1,334 posts since February of 2017, I’ve shared many opinions, moments, and memories. My…
Kaffeeklatsch
What’s kaffeeklatsch? It’s the German word that gave rise to our phrase, coffee klatch. It usually refers to a group of friends getting together at someone’s house to share coffee…
Sometimes, Life Gives You Just What You Need at the Right Time.
For the last few days, I’ve been in a slump. It’s really the first slump I can recall during the pandemic. Mostly, my “slumpiness” revolved around feelings about my own…
Slice of Life Tuesday: Provocation & Acceleration, Part I
One of my goals for this year is to ramp up my blog readership to at least fifty visitors a day. This month, February – a short month, that goal…
