PinnedMember-onlyYou spoke to me in tonguesYou spoke to me in tonguesPoem1 min readfrom clkr.comYou spoke to me in tongues----5
PinnedMember-onlyNow that people will be able to travel soon, you should go to Europe and stay and eat and drink wine for free!UPDATE: They really need people this summer! Check out the dates (mostly July): We still have spots available in the following programs: · Puerto Magina (Jaen) –July 1st to the 13th · Doña Teresa (Salamanca) - July 8th to the 22nd · Hortizuela (Jaen) – July 13th to the 25th …International Travel5 min read
PinnedMember-onlySurrendering to Motherhood with my au pair’s helpI met my husband a bit later in our lives. He was 30 and I was 32. I had been married 7 years before that, and it was very brief and pretty much a mistake (neither of us were ready to be married I think). …7 min read
Aug 3Member-onlyA small edit you can make which leads to crisper writing — get rid of the “wills”As I have said before, writing is about two things — 1. creating, which is just letting thoughts flow on paper or screen — and 2. editing, which is revising what you have created to fit the purpose of the writing (an op-ed would be edited very differently from a…Better Business Writing3 min read
Jul 31Member-onlyI make a bunch of changes…but do I see results?I was thinking the other day about how much more aware I was about changes I have made in the way I was living or cooking or exercising during the pandemic. …Self Improvement3 min read
Jul 24Member-onlyAdopting a GreyhoundI will tell you right up front. Not the easiest thing we have ever done. But it depends on the greyhound. Ours was a wreck — PTSD big time and a horrible racer apparently (which is good because we got him younger — just shy of 3 years old). …Adopting Dog4 min read
Jul 20Member-onlyWorking at home saved my careerI have been lucky through the years — I worked in telecom a bunch and they were way ahead in letting their workers work at home. So I have done so pretty regularly at least part-time. But in March of 2020, I was ordered to stay home! The pandemic was…Remote Work4 min read
Jul 3Member-onlyDo you want a functioning Democracy or not?These are perilous times in the USA, though some of you are still acting like it’s a raucous party and you would like some more champagne. Our Democracy is teetering on the edge of a cliff and not enough people are even noticing (or taking is seriously enough)! History tells…2 min read
Jun 14Member-onlyShe forgot to tell usMy mom. She forgot to tell me that the days are long, but the years short. That I shouldn’t shy away from having my photo taken, because then when I left the earth, my children would not have my smile to look at. That one she forgot to tell herself. …Love Mother1 min read
Jun 14Member-onlyI know why old people are grumpyBelieve me I do. Now that I myself am getting older, I see why a lot of old people are grumpy! IT’s because you see the same shit over and…1 min readold man from istockI know why old people are grumpy----1