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A New Beginning?
The 'Ballroom in the Clouds' -- a/k/a Flagstaff Park -- brings back fond memories of a simpler time. When I was a kid, I remember picnics at the facility and dancing on the ballroom floor to the 1960s tunes from the jukebox sung by groups such as Diana Ross and the Supremes and The Fifth Dimension. In the '70s, I [...]
What does it mean to live simply?
What does it mean to 'live simply'? Strange enough, I think we know what it DOESN'T mean more than we do what it does mean. For me, it doesn't mean going shopping for things I don't really need. It doesn't mean creating or buying into self- or other-made dramas. It doesn't mean always trying to get more, be more, accomplish [...]
I need a hair cut!
I NEED A HAIRCUT!!
Nature’s Power
Don't you just love the colors and smells of summer flowers? This rose bush, bought for $6 at Giant last year, took hold, survived the winter and expanded to nearly three times its original size. PLEASE NOTE: I'm not a doctor or medical person AT ALL. Yet over the years I've run across many unusual and non-pharmaceutical remedies to [...]
Your Free Will
I thought I'd post these clematis flowers in honor of a friend's 98-year-old mother who just passed away. We probably all wonder about death. Some worry; some don't. Some pass in peace; others don't. I wonder what part free will plays in laying the body aside so the Spirit can soar. I recall walking in on my father as I [...]
Early-Morning Connection
The other day as I rode my bike up the canal, a gaggle of noisy geese flew downstream barely above the surface of the water. Instinct told me something spooked them. As I slowed to get my camera ready, this beautiful bald eagle soared from a tree feet away from me to the other side of the canal. His wing [...]