Day 25 What is wrong with us ... meaning the larger group/society/culture ... that we revel in someone else's alleged drama and their imagined misery? I've wondered for months why the tabloids, print and online, and trolls on Facebook, Twitter and the like perpetuate rumors about feuding between Kate and Meghan, and now between William …
‘Danger, Will Robinson’
Day 24 The wind is howling, like it does on a summer day when storms are threatening. I love this kind of weather, except that in the summer there's warmth. Indeed, down South this front has brought tornadoes. Here in West Michigan winds are predicted at 40-45 mph, with gusts of 60-65, along with freezing …
‘I don’t usually like poetry’ but then there’s Mary Oliver
Day 23 Today was Level 2 prison writing day, and it was another amazing session. Unexpectedly, Mary Oliver was the reason. Anyone who visits prison regularly will tell you they are awestruck by the depth and the creativity of some of these men. So why would they not be moved by the likes of Mary …
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On this day in history
Day 22 A day behind again. I love old photos. I saw this image shared on Twitter today: a postcard from the Burton Historical Collection of the Detroit Public Library. It's a snow scene in my adopted hometown on today's date, Feb. 22, in 1912. Here's the accompanying description: View of large snow piles in …
A hint of spring
Day 21
Simple, not simple
Day 20 Love, love, love every single entry here. What a roadmap. And it's all I can manage today. Again.
Fire and hurricane
Day 19 Behind again, thanks to the feeling-under-the-weather morphing into full-blown flu. Because this is my blog, and I can do anything I want with it (!), I'm counting this as my post for Day 19. Just wish I felt more of the fire and the hurricane at this moment.
Sparkle as only you can
Day 18 The sun is shining bright today, making the front yard look like a fairy wonderland. It's a welcome sight after so much gloomy weather. The cold is tolerable when it's beautiful outside. This was my first thought as I prepared to write. Then I got lost in Facebook. One thing always leads to …
Cat in the … Way
Day 17 Feeling under the weather on this 17th day of my 30-day personal posting challenge, so for today is simply a jazzed up photo of one of my cats, Wren -- otherwise known as James Franco Kitty. Here she's lying on my journal and day planner -- pretty much being in the way of …
‘Natural genius’
Day 16 On the Friday Writers Oasis call, Jennifer Louden described “natural genius” as akin to “puppy-like optimism,” what you are doing when “life flows most easily through you.” That is your natural genius. It was the perfect question, because I knew the answer immediately. Rather, I felt it in my body. It’s when I …
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