Category: Shorts
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Thank God I Live in Florida
Reading Time: 2 minutesWe waved good-bye on Wednesday morning to Kristine and Gary. Kristine was practically vibrating with excitement that she was going home, where her Christmas decorations were still up, to a predicted 5 inches of snow on the ground. Gary, who wouldn’t mind at all living in Florida, was not nearly as excited… Read more
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Love
Reading Time: < 1 minuteLove is in the air. All You Need is Love God is love. Love makes the world go round. How sweet it is to be loved by you. Live, love, laugh. Have I told you lately that I love you? With a love like that, you know you should be glad.… Read more
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Rely on Yourself
Reading Time: 2 minutesI’ve had a bit of a battle this week trying to get my blood pressure prescriptions coordinated between my doctor’s office and my mail-order (MO) pharmacy. Several weeks ago my doctor renewed a script for one of my meds. Then I got a text from the MO pharmacy saying they were out… Read more
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Post Holiday Doldrums
Reading Time: 2 minutesThe tree is down, the cheery colorful lights are dark, the Christmas treats are gone, and all the special meals have been cooked and eaten. Some people suffer from a feeling of let down or even depression when the holidays are over. We’re just a week past the typically high energy holiday… Read more
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The New Computer Blues
Reading Time: 2 minutesSeveral months ago I got a new laptop. My old laptop worked fine but it has Windows 10 on it. Microsoft no longer supports Windows 10 and seems to have slowed down the performance so much that it was taking me far too long to do what needed to be done. The… Read more
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The Not So Sweet Season
Reading Time: 2 minutesI know it’s not polite to brag about yourself, but I’m feeling pretty accomplished. This holiday season (so far) Randy and I have managed to completely avoid everything in the category of Christmas cookies and candy. We didn’t set out to do that, but I am beyond grateful that it happened “organically.”… Read more
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The Best Dad A Girl Could Have
Reading Time: < 1 minuteMy dad made his permanent move to heaven (at least that’s the direction I think he went) 7 years ago. Dad worked hard, could fix anything, was tough on but loved his 6 kids, taught us right from wrong, was often as goofy as a big kid, and had a wicked,… Read more
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Look to the Skies
Reading Time: < 1 minuteIn case you didn’t know, the Geminid Meteor Showers peak tonight. Nice of them to show up to help us celebrate the first day of our 50th Anniversary year! The Geminid is considered one of the best and most reliable meteor showers of the year. Randy went out last night looking… Read more
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Falling Iguana Alert
Reading Time: < 1 minuteNot kidding! When the temperature hits 45 degrees in south Florida, several National Weather Service stations in Florida issue “unofficial” Falling Iguana Alerts. They say that iguanas, which are an invasive species in Florida, are not equipped to handle the cold weather. When temperatures dip down into the 40s, the cold-blooded… Read more
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He Broke Through My Defenses
Reading Time: 2 minutesI’ve never been an animal person. No animals ever crossed the threshold of my house, even if they were just visiting. The major reason for this aversion is I was bit by a neighbor’s dog when I, myself, was just a young pup. And again, when I was very young, I spent… Read more