Have you heard of a Death watch? That is where loved ones sit around the bed of a dying person during their last moments, essentially waiting for them to die. Well, let me tell you about a Life Watch. I happened to me and my...
Category - Observation
I know that I have dissed the concept of people who have little or no regrets. I still stand by that. I do not remember what I said before. Quite honestly, I did not look because I wanted to make this as honest as possible in...
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There may be a time in the life of a family member or friend’s life that they earnestly express the need for some alone time. The time will be necessary to deal with personal issues that are so very, very hard to deal with:...
It took me 21 Months to suck it up enough to pack up Sandy’s clothes. It took me several days to box up the 22 boxes of clothes as I couldn’t handle doing more the 5 boxes or so a day before I had to take a break. As far as...
Many years ago, the Summer of 1975 to be exact, I was drinking in the Cardinal Room of the Richelieu Hotel in San Francisco, as was my practice at that time. I was imbibing with a businessman whom I had shared many a drink...
As I am approaching 72 years old and also approaching the 2nd anniversary of Sandy’s death, I cannot help but become somewhat retrospective. Hell, if truth be known, and this is my flipping website so I should be able to lay...
Watching #TheStory on #KGW8News: There is a woman in Oregon who is suing the DHS because they rejected her application to be a foster parent. And this is a person who not only wants to foster but adopt two children to add to her...
As a widower the last 1 1/2 years I have learned the following: 1) When it comes to my feelings, I am not alone. Every widow/widower is going through the same thing. Every one who survives the loss of their conscience, their...
Sometimes a person with a brain has to cry foul:I do now!I do not even want to enumerate the number of times Black people have tried to put some onus on me because my ancestors owned slaves.1) These were my ancestors! Why are you...