One thing you’ll often see is me with water. I don’t drink coffee, although as I’ve gotten older I do drink iced tea in the morning to help me wake up. My favorite boy toy started drinking coffee when he was 16. I didn’t need a wake-up glass of tea until I was 50. He was…
I recently celebrated my birthday. I went out for lunch by myself to the Cheesecake Factory and in the course of talking to one of the servers, let slip that it was my special day. I assured everyone that I did NOT want anyone singing Happy Birthday to me. My waiter – a great guy named…
I took the C.P.A. exam when it was still done with columnar paper, pencil & erasers, written essays and NO calculators. It was 2.5 days of tests. You had to pass two parts minimum and not overly fail the other two parts in order to “condition” so that next time you only had to take what you failed. …
My daughter graduated college in four years, having worked hard to get out so quickly. She was happy to no longer be a pupil and get on with her life. We were so proud of her – good grades, good looks, and a good job. So much has happened since then of course, life doesn’t…
Indeed – indicates emphatic agreement. Benjamin Franklin once said: “He that raises a large family does, indeed, while he lives to observe them, stand a broader mark for sorrow; but then he stands a broader mark for pleasure too.” My grandfather was a very proud man. He went from being the poorest of the poor…
Undo -To reverse the effects of an action. Like most everyone, there are things from the past that I would undo if I could. There was a movie out about this a while back – Jim Carey maybe? – in which the character realized that by doing this, he also missed out on the good…
Invite (from Wiktionary) – To ask for the presence or participation of someone or something. For her 50th birthday, my sister asked me to coordinate a party for her. We went through lists of friends and family to invite everyone she wanted. And did they come! Here she is (in red) with her friend &…
Practiced (from Wiktionary) – skillful, proficient, knowledgeable or expert as a result of practice. My niece practiced the flute diligently for years and that flute gave her opportunities in return, from the discipline of the creative arts to marching in the Rose Bowl. I am so proud of her many accomplishments and the diligence with…
Join the challenge! Post a picture to match the word of the day and put a link in the comments. You’ll be amazed at how differently the word gets interpreted. Finally -At the end or conclusion; ultimately. So picture this – we wait and wait and wait and finally the music starts. As Pomp and…
Living The Seasons 