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ON LOCATION RESEARCH FOR CAT CALL, A CRAZY CAT LADY MYSTERY #4
Nicholas Cage sits at the craps table. Angelina Jolie is serving drinks. Elvis places a bet on red fourteen, Beyoncé undulating against his arm. Nathan Fillion (the Firefly years) crosses the room, a cocktail in his hand. Gene Hackman, George … Continue reading
10 WAYS TO “CAT” IN 2017
What makes cats so aloof and self-possessed when their human counterparts are chasing their tails just to get through the day? Cats know something we don’t, and they’re more than willing to teach us by their grand example. 1 No … Continue reading
Posted in Cat Behavior, Cats, Health, Wellness, Lifestyle
Tagged being like cats, Cat Behavior, cat wisdom, cats, humor
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THE THING ABOUT RETIREMENT
A little over a year ago, I retired from my full-time job as a records scanner for a large medical concern. In reality, it was quitting since there is no Social Security payment involved, but only time that is now … Continue reading
Posted in anxiety disorder, Getting Older, Health, Wellness, Lifestyle, Lifestyle
Tagged blogging, broken goals, cats, Getting Older, goals, promises, quitting a job, retirement, revelations, writing
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ONE DAY AT A TIME – IT’S NOT JUST FOR ALCOHOLICS ANY MORE
“JUST FOR TODAY I will try to live through this day only, and not tackle all my problems at once. I can do something for twelve hours that would appall me if I felt that I had to keep it … Continue reading
Posted in Health, Wellness, Lifestyle, Save the World
Tagged activism, change, fear, just for today, one day at a time, politics, resist, thankful, worry
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FREE-WRITING
I always write out my blogs before I post them, but TODAY IS THE EXCEPTION. I’ve tried putting the significance of today out of my mind, concentrating on my participation in the Women’s March tomorrow as a stand I … Continue reading
Posted in Blogging, Crazy Cat Lady Mysteries & More, mental illness, Secret Soul
Tagged depression, election, fear, inauguration day, Memoir, sad, trump
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NEW YEARS RESOLUTION – OR NOT
It’s 2017. Apparently I’m supposed to make a resolution. I’ve bypassed, denied, and ignored the invitations to start the year right or even start the year write. I’ve scrolled on down the page when I catch the word, resolution, … Continue reading
and a counter to “despair”: Hatred Cannot Be Our Answer… (reblogged)
If you read my poem, “despair”, written this terrible morning, you can guess at my tears, but James Radcliffe is correct when he says “despair is a luxury we cannot afford.” Read on; do good. Positive thoughts and acts are … Continue reading
Posted in Emotion, OTHER BLOGGERS, Save the World
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IS IT ENOUGH? a poem
In this frenzied, challenged world Is it enough to watch a sparrow flit through the black gnarled branches of a plum tree? To delight in the scent of rain? To feel the autumn sun on my aging face? Is … Continue reading
Posted in Getting Older, Poetry
Tagged Aging, anxiety disorder, be here now, beauty, challange, depression, hope, poetry, Portand Oregon, the world, wisdom
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