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On the Eve of Another YearSo here we are on the Eve of another year. It will be my 77th. As a child, I wondered if I’d even be around in the year 2000, much less six years later. My father left us a month before his 77th birthday, but my mother lived to be 85. I think I’ll try to outlive her. Like… click here to continue December, 31st, 2005 Computer ScareThis computer put me in a cold sweat earlier after I started writing a blog entry. The Word program suddenly disappeared and ate my work. I started getting weird messages about not enough memory to run most anything at all. Fearing a meltdown, and unable to run the Help program even, I restarted the computer and so far, so… click here to continue December, 30th, 2005 Memory—Or NotYears ago, when my mother’s memory began slipping noticeably, I’d chuckle when I visited her and found a partial cup of cold coffee in her microwave. She’d reheated it and forgotten to take it out and drink it. I didn’t dwell on how soon those types of things would happen to me. Never, I hoped—in vain. Lately, when I… click here to continue December, 29th, 2005 A Slow DayOne of the best things about being retired is being able to sleep when the urge strikes. When I don’t have any commitments, I nod off any time of the day for a few zzz’s. At this moment, I’m fighting sleep because if I nap this late in the day, I’ll probably not get back to sleep tonight, but… click here to continue December, 28th, 2005 Blogs and WebsitesBlogs and websites are common these days, and an easy way to keep track of what their originators are up to. When I checked out my son’s performance website today, it occurred to me how helpful it would have been to have something like that when I was raising my children. Of course, realistically, they probably wouldn’t have given… click here to continue December, 27th, 2005 A Work and Play DayToday was a mixed bag of pleasant memories and the more painful. I edited memoir articles and stories. Some were written years ago, some months ago, and a few more recently. It is easier to be objective and find errors and rough spots when the words have been recorded for a while. More work needs to be done before any… click here to continue December, 26th, 2005 My Life is an Open BlogAs low-key as it’s been, this holiday season was very pleasant. All the years of shopping, baking, decorating, cooking, etc. were fun when I was young and energetic, but now I enjoy the mellow days of visiting with family and friends and partaking of the culinary efforts of others. My son prepared a delightful turkey dinner today for eight… click here to continue December, 25th, 2005 |