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What does Hope Look Like?
Posted on November 9, 2015 Leave a Comment
The 1950’s are characterized as a time of innovation and energy, optimism and hope for the future. Popularized in the late ’50’s by Frank Sinatra, the song High Hopes won the Academy Award for Best Original Song. I remember singing the song in my elementary school music class. It had a catchy tune, and a […]
Three Things I Learned from a Blind Dog
Posted on August 15, 2015 Leave a Comment
Recently I had the honor of keeping my mother-in-law’s Jack Russell terrier while she took an extended trip to her childhood home in England. Most people who know me well enough know that I don’t particularly like small dogs, especially yappers. Enter Jasper. His sudden, spine-straightening, high decibel eruptions at the slightest noise are more […]
A Brave New Future Awaits! Are You Ready?
Posted on June 6, 2015 Leave a Comment
Advances in biotechnology promise us the ability to not only heal the sick but to enhance the human body and even create new life forms. Rapid advances in molecular genetics led to the creation of the Human Genome Project, an international mega-project, completed in 2003, that sequenced and identified all three billion chemical units in the […]
Nature is a Formidable Foe
Posted on April 17, 2015 3 Comments
I love nature. Truly I do. But nature is not my friend. There is little about it that one could call friendly. Permit me to explain. As soon as spring has sprung, nature comes alive with marvels. The songbirds return. The bees hum in the flowering trees. Flowers pop out of the ground and bloom […]
Is Life Worth It? Can You Make a Difference?
Posted on March 21, 2015 Leave a Comment
Life is tough. Years ago I read a book, given to me by my mother, that began with that sentiment. Early in my adult years I needed to hear that others besides me struggled with life, doubted themselves, wondered if anyone really cared. Somehow it helps to know you are not alone. The gist of […]
Six Degrees of Separation
Posted on January 15, 2015 Leave a Comment
Is it just me, or do others encounter “someone who knows someone they know” more often than seems believable? Often I have remarked at what a small world this is. One of the most uncanny incidents occurred between my mother-in-law and another woman with whom she was previously unacquainted. Mother-in-law visits woman’s home for a […]
Shades of Gray
Posted on December 31, 2014 Leave a Comment
Have you ever known anyone to say that gray is their favorite color? I haven’t. Personally I have a love/hate relationship with the color. I can tolerate it if it is combined with some other appealing color such as teal, orange, green, or-well-even black. But alone, it turns my stomach a bit. Gray is what […]
