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• Yeah, It’s Been A While

  Two and a half years ago, I was diagnosed with MS.   Hardly fatal, but I do think it’s killing me.     Know what I mean by that?It hurts, I hurt. Read more

  Posted on 21 September 2019 SELF EXPRESSION

• Dating: The Painful, Burning Itch of Rejection

  

  They would only look at each other briefly across the table and in a perfunctory manner;  only when they had to. When the situation warranted it…or when the... Read more

  Posted on 11 April 2019 SELF EXPRESSION

• Parental Decline

  It’s odd that no matter how contentious a child/parent relationship has been, there’s a certain sadness that rears it’s ugly head when the roles reverse. Read more

  Posted on 10 April 2019 SELF EXPRESSION

• What You Leave Behind

  

  Right after  this past Thanksgiving, we had a Kendrick family reunion.   Four generations of loud, opinionated people who all feel compelled to opine at the sam... Read more

  Posted on 06 April 2019 SELF EXPRESSION

• The Toenail

  I was reminded recently of a mother/daughter incident from 2013. Five very long years ago. I often take my octogenarian mother to lunch. Still do all these year... Read more

  Posted on 03 April 2019 SELF EXPRESSION

• Karma

  NOkay kids, today’s blog focus is on Karma.A little background if I may: I come from a mixed marriage.   My mother is a Methodist:  a covered dish supper,... Read more

  Posted on 01 April 2019 SELF EXPRESSION

• The Loathesomness of Stomach Viruses

  

  Last night, I was fine.    For a while, that is, until THIS World War II era looking spiked ocean mine, ruined my night.That’s a typical stomach flu virus... Read more

  Posted on 28 March 2019 SELF EXPRESSION

• The Fear Of…..

  

  Phobias are a dime a dozen.   Look in any shrink’s DSM (which is short for The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorder, a very large book found on... Read more

  Posted on 26 March 2019 SELF EXPRESSION

• The One That Got Away

  I’ve never spoken about this to anyone.    I keep it in the back of what’s left of the recesses of my mind, but it creeps out my time to time when I feel like... Read more

  Posted on 24 March 2019 SELF EXPRESSION

• Fran & The Clothes Hamper

  It was June, 1960-something  and I was eight years old.Earlier that year, my parents decided to break free of the shackles of abject middle class dom and... Read more

  Posted on 23 March 2019 SELF EXPRESSION

• The Changes In Life

  

  It’s odd to sit here, in the early stages of the autumn of my life to think back on my life and never imagining I’d ever be “here”.   By here, I mean at this... Read more

  Posted on 19 March 2019 SELF EXPRESSION

• I Love My Retirement

  

  I’ve learned a new word that describes exactly what I’ve been  doing since retiring after a long wonderful yet convoluted 30+ yesrs in broadcasting. Read more

  Posted on 13 March 2019 SELF EXPRESSION

• I’m Revolting

  :jRevolting as a verb, not as an adjective though I would imagine there have been times in my life when that word would have been as apt description. Read more

  Posted on 12 March 2019 SELF EXPRESSION

• #MeToo???

  

  In my year long (plus) absence from blogging, there have been many topics which were and still are ripe upon which an aging smart ass can grab onto and opine... Read more

  Posted on 09 March 2019 SELF EXPRESSION

• My Friday

  I’m a lot like Kellyane Conway or Kevin Hart.  My daily dance-slash-“to do” card is filled with all kinds of things to check off all day long:  meetings,... Read more

  Posted on 08 March 2019 SELF EXPRESSION

• Hello All. I’m Back, I Guess…Kinda

  It’s been a long time.    A lot has happened since I somehow persuaded you to read my tripe regularly.Now, I could list all the things here and it would be a... Read more

  Posted on 08 March 2019 SELF EXPRESSION

• Blame It On The Frontal Lobe

  

  I’m one of those fortunate people with a history of making horrific choices…mostly in the form of relationships.   I fell in love quickly, frequently and always... Read more

  Posted on 08 February 2018 SELF EXPRESSION

• Krampus

  

  Yes, it is only mid-October, but I figure that’s giving you approximately 2.5 months to get your shit together or come the evening of December 24th, you’ll be... Read more

  Posted on 13 October 2017 SELF EXPRESSION

• Terrorism

  

  Of course,  what happened in Las Vegas a week ago was terrorism.A mass shooting is just that and it doesn’t matter if the trigger man or woman is/was an atheist... Read more

  Posted on 08 October 2017 SELF EXPRESSION

• AHS: Cult/Season 7 “Holes”

  In the fifth episode this season, we’re introduced to……TA DA!!!……fake news.     Or rather fake news that becomes real simply, because it wasn’t scary enough. Read more

  Posted on 04 October 2017 SELF EXPRESSION