Short Story Fiction:  Love, Baseball Years ago, before marriage and my child, I worked downtown in my hometown which is a big city on the east coast.  My family was, and still are, huge sports fans and watched every professional baseball and football game.  I am still a fan of those teams though I was... Continue Reading →

. . . Taming Sugar Ants (aka Little Black Rovers) We’ve all seen these annoying bugs.  There are teeny, tiny black ants that are in many homes.  They come in when it is very wet outside.  They come in when they find food inside (even though they don’t seem to take any).  Over the past... Continue Reading →

Friends vs Acquaintances My great-uncle once said, “A friend is someone that you can go to with your problems.  Everyone else that you know is an acquaintance.”  Those words have stuck with me ever since.  Some people have a lot of friends and some just a few.  I am in the latter.  I have been... Continue Reading →

Changing My Personality Like most people, I have a nickname that is a part of my given name.  When I was a kid, the only people that used that nickname were family (and they still do).  As a child, I was painfully shy.  I would cry if someone looked at me wrong.  I was comfortable... Continue Reading →

WARNING:  Discussion of female reproductive organs to follow. Laparoscopic Total (including cervix) Hysterectomy with Bilateral (both sides) Salpingo-Oophorectomy (removal of ovary and fallopian tube) Wow!  That’s a mouthful!  For some reason, women are reluctant to talk about these things openly.  We aren’t as open as we could (should) be.  If you know me well, you... Continue Reading →

Friends My Own Age I was recently talking to my therapist and the conversation turned to friends.  After a while, she suggested that I find some friends who are my own age.  I laughed!  That is easier said than done.  I have always been the young one or the old one.  I was put into... Continue Reading →

For some reason, there is a stigma in the US associated with therapy, counseling, or whatever you want to call it.  We happily treat a cold, flu, cancer, heart issues, and any other physical illness that comes our way.  Strangely we see mental issues as something that we should be able to get through without... Continue Reading →

Growing up, I wasn’t like other kids.  I didn’t need to experience something myself to learn from it.  I listened to my mom’s stories and learned from her experiences.  I never felt the need to test things for myself. I had what I thought was a difficult childhood.  There were good times and bad times. ... Continue Reading →

One day, when I was a teenager, I was walking through the town square on my way to the bank. There were many people milling around. I didn't know what was happening and was not interested so I kept saying, "Excuse me." as I zigged and zagged through this throng of people. Suddenly these humongous... Continue Reading →

I believe in signs from "beyond". For some people it is cardinals; for others it is butterflies. Some believe it is coins that they randomly find. Some believe it is a specific squirrel (it's a interesting and funny story that I may tell later). Others believe it is a phrase or word. I believe all... Continue Reading →