Golden memories, the ones that stand the test of time, reveal you who you are. Remember when you hit the homer that won the game in extra innings? When you picked up a fumble and ran ninety-nine yards for the score? Or when you drained a half court shot to win in overtime? Sure you […]
GOING HOME THE LONG WAY
March 13, 2022 by
If going home doesn’t bring the warm and fuzzies, you need to review. Are bad memories of a bad home town a problem? You should check your map for the best way to get there. If current times are any measure, being homeward bound is not getting any easier.
TIME CHECK: IT’S NOT ON OUR SIDE?
February 22, 2022 by
Every time you look at a clock it’s a time check. It’s time to do this, time to do that, time for dinner, time for bed, time to repeat it all another day. And that, dear readers, is the story of life. But, what about all the stuff that happens in between the time check? […]
HEADLOCK EDUCATION IN THE EIGHTH GRADE, 1969
December 14, 2021 by
Headlock education is a fond memory that follows, with names changed to protect the innocent, but since it was small town eighth grade how guilty can anyone be? I’ve learned that teachers have two jobs, teaching their subject and teaching life. Fight me.
DOWNSIZING ADVANTAGE? NO MORE HAUNTED HOUSE
August 16, 2021 by
The downsizing advantage hardly mentioned is losing a sense of place. And it’s a good thing. Move from the house you raised a family in and the reminders stay. The kids’ rooms, the family room, the office room, the dining room, the kitchen, and everything else, stays. The garage, storage spaces, window covering, decks? They […]
OBJECT PERMANENCE: WORKING FOR A BETTER LIFE EVERY DAY
July 17, 2021 by
Object permanence typically starts to develop between 4-7 months of age and involves a baby’s understanding that when things disappear, they aren’t gone forever. The first time I heard the words ‘Object Permanence’ I liked it. “When things disappear, they aren’t gone forever” makes me happy. As adults we remember the past and remember when […]
GREAT MEMORIES ADVICE: FROM ONE LIFE STAGE TO THE NEXT
March 8, 2021 by
Great memories ought to inform current decisions. After all, if you have great memories you cherish, why not add to them? Moving along life’s stages, from one to the next, from being a kid, to teenager, to young adult, to middle age, to senior, fills up a big wagon of memories to pull along. Did […]
THROWBACK MEMORIES, OR GOOD MENTAL HEALTH
November 13, 2020 by
Throwback memories grow sharper with pictures we see, images of what was what from different times. Then time changes. “Memories used to go back further, just ask around. Now the good old days are 2019.” If that feeling rings anywhere close to you or someone you know, go ahead and take a review. This is […]
SADNESS AND THE ONLY CHILD ALONE ON THEIR DAY
April 12, 2020 by
The Smothers Brothers comedy team had a routine that fit every family, except only child families, when one said to the other, “Mom always liked you best.” Every brother or sister who hasn’t said that missed a golden opportunity for a guilt ridden jab, deserved or not. In some homes it has to go unsaid […]
TIME MOVES ON WITH A DEGREE OF SADNESS
August 30, 2019 by
Time moves on when you see is a collection of kid bikes, the same collection Toys R Us sold. The same bikes the rich kids rode, the hand-me-down bikes, and the bikes kids rode into teen hood. Lots of bikes going one place: The scrap yard.
