Birthday Reflections

Birthday Reflection with a Serene Look at the Future

Birthdays for me are an opportunity to reflect on what I have learned. I prefer not…

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Check your Eyesight

Vitreous What Now? Airbag Deployment and Delayed Eye Trauma

Almost six months ago, I did not have a clue. After the car accident and dealing…

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Project Attic - Cleanout

Project Attic, Before Hot Turns to Unbearable

Our residence was built in 1951, so it’s been around for 72 years. It’s not modern,…

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Happy Mother's Day written on a mechanical typewriter

Mother’s Day: Colorful, Vibrant Memories of What Could Be

Today is Mother's Day in many parts of the world, though not all. It has been…

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Feathery Friends

Feathery Friends in the Backyard Bring Joyful Serenity

House Finches, Northern Flickers, Yellow-Breasted Chats, Chimney Swifts, Carolina Wrens, and American Robins meet regularly, exchanging…

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Neurodiversity - Stuttering

Actively Listening in a World that Does Not

“Just because somebody is extroverted and talkative does not give them the right to dominate the…

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Brokenness

Brokenness – Never Too Late to Learn an Unforgettable Lesson

May is mental health month. Mine was not faring well up to a few days ago.…

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Mass Shootings in the USA in 2023

Senselessness and Inaction. What is a Life Worth?

If it is said to find meaning and purpose in our own lives and work towards…

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Videogames as Rehabilitation

Video Games as Mind and Physical Hand Rehabilitation? Sure.

In recent months, unable to use my hand as I wished, I alternated the ortho rehab…

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