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See if it works out?

The other day my mom was talking about a couple she saw on HGTV’s House Hunters.  She said they were living together – moving to another country together – but not getting married yet because they “wanted to see if it worked out.”  What? I’ve known a LOT of people who think this way.  Hell, […]

Gifts and Favors

A gift is a gift, and the receipt of the gift is the end of the giving.  That is the definition of a gift.  It is “a thing given willingly to someone without payment”   It’s the same as a favor.  It’s a gift.  Both are, by definition, given freely with no expectation of reciprocation. […]

Now what am I doing?

A couple of weeks ago, my mom had her last visit with the out-of-town retina specialist who saved her eyesight.  YAY!  Granted, her vision is only correctable to 20/40 in one of her eyes (the other is 20/20 with glasses).  Both eyes are cataract-free and her glaucoma is under control with eye drops.  She’s back […]

5 Stages of Becoming Comfortably ChildFree

I do not have children. I do not want children. With rare exception, I do not even like children. I understand that some people love them. I get that some people want to bang out as many of the things as they possibly can. Sadly, it seems as if most people simply have a few […]

The Common Thread

In looking back over the different “what I want to be when I grow up” ideas I’ve had throughout my life, I found a common thread. When I was little, until I was about age 13 or 14, I wanted to be a veterinarian.  I wanted to help little, hairy creatures to live the best […]