Bookends: August 2021
This month, the theme in our family seems to be reinventing ourselves. My teen has asked to be called by a different name and has started exploring personal style via … Continue reading Bookends: August 2021
Tag: Friendship
TBR List Declutter, Issue 40
Tangent: Friends and Flatterers During lunch, my children and I have been listening to Stephen West’s “Philosophize This!” podcast. Recently we heard about Plutarch’s distinction between friends and flatterers. A … Continue reading TBR List Declutter, Issue 40
Keep on Rollin’
I’ve got Black Water by the Doobie Brothers stuck in my head, and I’m glad about it. For at least the past five years, I’ve been thinking a lot about who … Continue reading Keep on Rollin’
On Being Where I Am
One of my closest friends is in her 60’s. She and I have a lot in common in the way we think and in the way we see the world. … Continue reading On Being Where I Am
Social Detoxing
Periodically, I read posts by friends and strangers about cutting “toxic” friends out of our lives or how to deal with “difficult” people. I envision people all over the world … Continue reading Social Detoxing
Crocheted Cuteness and Friendship Symbiosis
I enjoy crocheting (and to a lesser extent knitting and sewing), but I have a difficult time maintaining enthusiasm for projects that drag on and on. So I make baby … Continue reading Crocheted Cuteness and Friendship Symbiosis
Weekly Photo Challenge: Friendship
This is my photographic response to this week’s photo challenge by The Daily Post. I like taking photos, especially for this type of challenge. I find it leads me to see … Continue reading Weekly Photo Challenge: Friendship
Book Review: MWF Seeking BFF: My Yearlong Search For A New Best Friend by Rachel Bertsche
MWF Seeking BFF: My Yearlong Search For A New Best Friend by Rachel Bertsche My rating: 2 of 5 stars I gave this book to page 53 because a random … Continue reading Book Review: MWF Seeking BFF: My Yearlong Search For A New Best Friend by Rachel Bertsche
The Belly of the Beast, or Why I’m Back on Facebook
Last summer, after debating it for months, I deleted my personal profile on Facebook (when I typed that word the first time, I ended up with a typo that read, … Continue reading The Belly of the Beast, or Why I’m Back on Facebook
Gettin’ Nothin’ But Stat-Sick
The past couple of weeks I have, once again, been thinking about dropping my blog entirely. Last night I even fantasized about deleting the whole thing, closing my Facebook and … Continue reading Gettin’ Nothin’ But Stat-Sick
Ramble On
This is the third blog post I’ve started tonight. I had one about how I seem to have dropped out of NaNoWriMo this year. I had one rambling one about … Continue reading Ramble On
You Scratch My Back…
Now that the local Unitarian Universalist congregations are done with their summer schedules and are back to regular Sunday services, we’re back to visiting churches. Today, the minister offered a … Continue reading You Scratch My Back…
Imperfect Happiness 