Years That Answer

While growing older in the U.S.A.

Monday, June 26, 2023

Edgy

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The rainy season is here. It's hot, humid, and wet in Central Florida. It's been raining the past couple of weeks, so the ground is ...
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Friday, June 23, 2023

Can you love when you don't like?

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I received the following comment on my last post:  "I have no idea what the participle "loved" means in this context."  ...
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Sunday, June 18, 2023

Oh well

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When I was little I was a Daddy's girl. I adored him. Unfortunately, he changed from a loving father to a scary alcoholic when I was abo...
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Friday, June 9, 2023

Waking up

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I remember waking early to an alarm, jumping up half asleep to start a day that was rarely mine.  Nowadays that alarm only goes off when we ...
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Wednesday, June 7, 2023

Window to the soul

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I have my mother's eyes. They are small and slant upwards, and as I age my eyelids droop. Just like Mom. I also have her mouth, and her ...
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Sunday, May 28, 2023

Where have all the heroes gone?

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From 2016 through 2020, the U.S. was a hotbed of women warriors fighting the good fight. Caught off guard by that traumatic 2016 loss, there...
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Sunday, May 21, 2023

Reflecting on Florida and Disney World

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I like my Florida retiree life, but I realize Florida is creepy.  Republicans have dominated the state senate, house, and governorship for a...
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Tuesday, May 16, 2023

Ridiculous pleasures

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This is how ridiculous my retirement life is in the Land of Mouse. Today I have the choice of either edging the lawn or going to Epcot with ...
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Monday, May 8, 2023

I don't know where I'm going, but I'm on my way

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As a child I lived in my head. I tried not to go outside and play with neighborhood children because I preferred my own company. I had an a...
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Friday, April 28, 2023

I found that red dress

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I found it. Not just a red dress. I suspect the dress I now own might be the same Talbot red dress that I show Dora wearing in my post . Of ...
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