Barbara J. Hamby

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Adventures of Aging

Recently I’ve had little pity parties for one, mourning the loss of so many of my women friends. Some have passed away, a few moved to be near family when they began to drift into dementia, and others I left behind in Vancouver when I moved back to Portland. I still communicate with some of the latter group and… click here to continue

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November, 30th, 2007

My Entry for Santa’s List

Thursday’s dinner was lovely--excellent food and company. After dinner, while Floyd watched a ball game, I watched the video of his oldest daughter’s August wedding and had the opportunity to order a few copies of photos from the wedding album. Prior to the wedding video, we watched a video production in which one of his grandsons appeared. It was… click here to continue

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November, 25th, 2007

Thanks Day

We often remark about how lucky I was to find this comfortable apartment about a year and a half ago. Yesterday, appropriately the day before Thanksgiving, I had a visitor who definitely reinforced those feelings.

When I answered the doorbell, a small elderly woman stood on the steps. She apologized for bothering me but asked how to… click here to continue

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November, 22nd, 2007

Computer Conspiracy

Why is that when you’re feeling even the slightest bit under par, the computer knows and chooses that time to add to your misery? Both my desktop and my laptop are acting up simultaneously. This desktop is less obstreperous than the laptop, which is rejecting my new printer combination, after using it for about a week. Not only is… click here to continue

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November, 20th, 2007

Payday Bars and Bazaars

For years I’ve avoided candy counters and am often surprised by candy commercials about products I’ve never heard of. A couple of days ago, after my swim, I had a craving for the peanut caramel taste of a Payday bar. It’s been years since I’ve eaten one. I was on my way to Walgreen’s and would be hitting the candy… click here to continue

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November, 16th, 2007

Leafing Down

The trees around here got a good shaking yesterday; none came down however. Now we have so few leaves on some that they could be counted, if one wanted to waste time that way. In the height of yesterday’s storm, I was having a conversation with an old friend about how the numbers of our peers are diminishing. Actually,… click here to continue

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November, 13th, 2007

If I Believed

If I believed in Hell, the things I read about that are going on in the world today would cause me to worry about its geographic limits. Will there be space for all who qualify? Should population control be exercised? Maybe we should forget the rest of the dogma and teach only the Golden Rule.

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November, 11th, 2007

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