The Way It Seems Is Not Always The Way It Is
Do you believe in the afterlife? If not, the following still applies to you, so keep reading. If you do believe there is life after this one, are you looking for a shortcut to get there faster? Well, the possible good--or not-so-good?--news for you is that it seems we...
It doesn't just seem that all animals are endangered, it's really true. I'm starting with just a few of the species recently in the news, but believe me, it applies to all animals everywhere that man can get his grubby hands on. Wild horses, burros, and wolves in the...
This week I was transported back to a time nine years ago when I was living in California and spent an intense six months, somewhat under the spell of a would-be guru who profusely proclaimed that he was not that. I've wondered what happened to him, and although...
A fellow blogger recently posted a piece based on the word "cute"--she hates it. It's a pet peeve word with her, apparently--one that she does not want to hear unless it applies to toddlers or puppies, she says. She particularly doesn't like the word if it's...
It happened last week in Rio at the Olympic Games--the Equestrian Dressage competition, to be exact. A Dutch rider withdrew, just a couple of minutes into her ride...and then the drama began, or more accurately, became an event in itself. For the uninitiated,...
Just when you think your life is playing out perfectly and the future is bright, all can be lost in an instant and that bright future turned into a murky haze of nothingness...and then, almost as quickly--at least in the big picture, the converse. Two people I...
It's summer, it's South Carolina, and it's HOT...and until recently, it's been very dry. That means for those of us who want to have anything survive in our gardens or yards, we have to find a way to keep them watered. I'm lucky in that I have drip systems and...
It's the 4th of July and there are many things I could say about that, but I'll refrain, for now. Instead, I'm changing the subject to a phone call I received a few hours ago, subsequent to a phone call I received two days ago, both from a longtime friend, en route in...
It not only seems that this blog is in a state of neglect, it actually is--or has been. Two years is two too long. My intention is to rectify that. My excuses? Well, of course there are many, but the fact is that I moved from west to east coast eighteen months ago,...