Category Archives: This ‘n’ That

Dead Of Winter

Posted on February 8, 2012 by

In the Dead of Winter anymore, I feel old … cold too …. And every year it seems darker at 5pm than it did the year before. When I was a kid, did 5pm in the Dead of Winter seem … Continue reading →

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What Is Friendship?

Posted on February 2, 2012 by

Recently, I had occasion, as I have so many times in my life (and especially in the last year) to try to figure out who is a true friend. When things go well, a friendship can be a joy.  But … Continue reading →

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New Year’s Eve

Posted on December 31, 2011 by

Well, it’s New Year’s Eve 2011 and I guess I ‘should’ be reflecting upon the year that’s past and the 2012 that starts at midnight. It has been a strange year of ups and downs, hopes and disappointments, joys and … Continue reading →

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Kindness and Light

Posted on November 30, 2011 by

“As we work to create light for others, we naturally light our own way.”  (Mary Anne Radmacher) Sometimes it’s too easy to slog along in a sticky goo of curmudgeonly-ness.  After all, the world is going to hell in a … Continue reading →

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Leaves

Posted on November 17, 2011 by

There’s a bit of wind today and thus the Autumn-covered leaves are spinning about in the air, whirling their way down to the sidewalks and streets. My two younger cats are enthralled — awed by all the flying, flitting objects … Continue reading →

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Friends

Posted on November 14, 2011 by

There are “friends” and then there are friends. Friends are the ones who stick by your side through summer and winter and no matter which way the autumn wind is blowing. A friend is someone who can pick the conversation … Continue reading →

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Occupy Cat Lap

Posted on November 8, 2011 by

Well, it’s Autumn and the weather is finally cooling down, it’s pitch-black outside at 5pm again and it’s time to throw an extra blanket on the bed. This is also the time of year when my three cats suddenly find … Continue reading →

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The Jenni-Blob

Posted on October 31, 2011 by

Sometimes I surf through the channels on network TV looking for something to watch while I’m eating dinner. Most of the time, I wind up on something called ion-TV, a station that broadcasts reruns of reruns of primetime shows. The … Continue reading →

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VHS

Posted on October 11, 2011 by

When movies first came out on DVD, they weren’t on DVDs, they were on what were known as VHS tapes.  VHS stands for “Video Home System” and the “system” was a clunky black cassette that you shoved into a clunky … Continue reading →

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Calling Occupants….

Posted on October 9, 2011 by

When I was younger, circa 1968 and so forth, I used to wonder why I never fit in with the Hippie crowd. Now I think I understand why…. Oh … I liked the “love beads,” the “Flower Power,” the Sgt. … Continue reading →

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