Inspiration
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I CAN SEE CLEARLY NOW!!
A few months ago, my eye doctor told me that I had cataracts in both eyes and one was a stage 4. “Oh,” I said upon hearing the news, “I was having trouble playing tennis at night.” He was incredulous. “I don’t think you quite understand,” he replied. “You’re actually legally blind. You shouldn’t be driving, let alone playing tennis.” So,… Read more
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GET THE DAMN SHOT
My oldest daughter came home for a visit yesterday and as we walked across the patio she said, “Oh, Mom. I love how you haven’t pulled the weeds. It makes everything so GREEN!” She was serious. I was dumbstruck. What a wonderful world this would be if all of us found that kind of positivity in a gnarl of chaos. Since her… Read more
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GENERATION (wh)Y NOT?
I love meeting new people. Since the pandemic began, I’ve met more, younger ones than usual. Perhaps it’s because the older folks are sheltering indoors. It might also be that our youth are reaching out more. Such was the case with the smiling fellow above. I ran into Josh in the parking lot of the gas station. He was doing… Read more
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WHAT’S WRONG WITH THIS PICTURE?
No one’s in it. I had the entire mall to myself this morning. Where is everyone? Holding out at home, too terrified to risk contagion at any cost. Soon there won’t be any excuse for that. We won’t have time to sit around and dream up conspiracy theories. Thanks to thousands of scientists around the world, we now have not… Read more
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DANCING GIRLS AND CLOWNS
Recently, I stumbled upon this lesser known Lautrec. The poor girl looks like she has listened to one, too many pandemic horror stories and been subjected to one, too many whiny diatribes from You-Know-Who. Turns out I wasn’t far off. Toulouse painted this exhausted, brothel girl after one of her clients left. He normally painted dancing girls and clowns. Frankly,… Read more
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LIGHTEN UP!
Every few days I pop over to Trader Joe’s to pick up a few items. They always have fun music pumping in the parking lot so I often sing and dance my way into the store. Last week, I met a yogi swathed in tattoos who showed me his, “tree pose” while waiting in line. By golly, he… Read more
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CHECK YOUR CONNECTION
I may not be as smart as I once thought I was but I do feel more connected to the world. Apparently, my childhood history books were filled with lies and Pluto is no longer a planet. The things I once took for granted, like my transistor radio and the phone booth have vanished. When I was… Read more
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A BIRD IN THE HAND
Recently a juvenile cowbird sat squawking on my windowsill with its mouth wide open. Suddenly, a smaller bird of a different species altogether flew in and stuck food in its’ mouth! I was shocked to watch this happen several more times. Clearly, the bird doing the feeding was not its’ ‘real’ mother. It was a… Read more
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ALL IN
“Nothing in life is to be feared, it is only to be understood. Now is the time to understand more so that we may fear less.” Marie Curie (1867-1934) 10 years ago, I was so terrified of dogs that I rarely visited friends who had them. Then this little one came home. Skylar weighed less… Read more
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100 STEPS
Since lockdown started, I’ve been walking a three-mile loop in my neighborhood. In the middle of the walk, there’s a very, steep hill. My iphone says it’s 5 stories high but it feels more like 10. The first time I tackled it, the temperature was 90 something, my heart was pounding and my legs felt… Read more
AGEFULLY AGING 