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I like to have the television on when I'm puttering around the house. Silence is good sometimes, but I like the mirage of thinking I have company at the house, eavesdropping on their conversation if more fun. This week, I turned the television on to listen to 50 Years of SNL Music. more
Remember when a nickel would buy a bottle of Coca Cola? more
The first backyard skirmish between Charlie and Pete happened five years ago on a night with a full moon. Charlie is our beloved beagle mutt who is now 14 years old and missing a few teeth. Pete is a trespassing possum who’s been trying to drive Charlie crazy for years. more
They say that a dog is a man’s best friend. Well, they can be a woman’s best friend too. Katie Sue was mine. She’s been with me longer than half of my grandchildren have been alive. My oldest grandson Josh was only 15 when we got Katie, now he has 3 kids of his own and turns 30 this year. Katie turned 14 years old this past November. She was about 4 pounds and would hold off any dog with her fearless demeanor. She had nine lives. I guess she had a fascination with the Lily pond and she would always wander to it. She liked being a farm dog and being outside, but she didn’t like the cold. She would sit by the fire, on my lap or on a heat register when she came in from the outdoors or stay wrapped in her towel for an hour after a bath. more
Words are hard – much harder than they used to be. It's a symptom of middle age I hadn't heard about until it started happening to me. A few aches and pains? Sure. Crow's-feet and laugh lines? Okay, fine. more
Do you have trouble shutting off the brain? Are you a planner, do you rehash the day's events or do you worry about what "might" happen? Whatever it is keeping you awake is also robbing you of precious sleep to rejuvenate your body, hormones and positively impact your mood and focus. more
Adipose cells (aka fat cells) do they ever go away? Do we need them? The answer is NO, they do not ever go away. The only way to get rid of fat cells is liposuction. But they can shrink with diet and exercise. And YES, we do need a regulated amount of adipose cells. Fat cells, or adipocytes, are like balloons that store energy. When you have a surplus of calories, these cells expand in number and size. Adipose tissue increases in middle age and decreases when people get old according to some studies. more
Few sounds in winter are more unwelcome than that of a pitchfork scraping the hay loft floor. more
Once every five years or so, we get a new television. Sometimes it's because we actually need one – like that summer when a lightning strike electrocuted several of our appliances. But most of the time, it's because Tom starts reading about the incredible picture quality on the newest TV screens, and he just can't stand it anymore. He needs to see it for himself. more
I’ve always thought that the knowledge gathered over years of schooling, professional development and personal growth classes fills my toolbox with valuable tools I can use throughout my life. more
Are you hungry or thirsty? more
My favorite character of all time isn’t in a literary novel, a blockbuster movie or a TV show. He is, in fact, a cartoon beagle named Snoopy. I assume you know him, too, right? more
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