life

  • Stories and Guilt

    When the call ended, I sat on the couch in that mall hallway, with the sun coming in from the skylights above, and I just basked in that feeling. Gratefulness. I was in the mall, in the middle of a day, on a Saturday. I had just spoken with one…

  • Start Again

    Here we are again, the beginning of a new year. So it has me feeling, as usual, that we reset on a lot of things, and start over. Starting over in the sense of mindsets or goals. A time to decide again, what kind of person do I want to…

  • December Days

    ‘‘Twas the night before Christmas and all through the house, we watched ‘Die Hard,’ wrapped gifts, ate baking and treats. We stayed up far later than a normal night here. The cat was all snug in his bed, while the dog paced about, waiting for the rest of the family…

  • To Profit

    Concert tickets. Being one of the ‘lucky’ ones to be able to purchase certain concert tickets. What, then, if someone is just so anxious to go, you can sell your tickets for more than you paid? These were not my tickets, nor was I in any way envious or wanting…