Hunter’s Annual Checkup

I fear it every year. Highly bred Golden Retrievers are prone to get tumors early on. This year, Hunter is 8 years old, had me anticipating the worst. No reason to expect the worst. Completely irrational. Nevertheless, imagine my dread when the vet said he found a lump. An icy cold knife pierced my stomach. …

Here Comes Holy Week

For those that may not be Christians or who may be very conservative Christians, tomorrow is Palm Sunday. Palm Sunday is the beginning of Holy Week. Each of the days represents some main event in the final week of Jesus’ life. For example, Thursday evening is the time churches commemorate the establishment of the Lord’s …

Hunter, Get Me Outta Here!

Yesterday Hunter — my service dog — had his annual exam. Everything came out OK. The vet found a small lump but it turned out to be nothing but a little fatty tissue. I love Hunter and it seems that he loves me. Right now my heart is filled with happy feelings. Hunter is out …

What To Write With

About 6 months ago I bought a new computer. A laptop. A MacBook Air. For the last many years at work MacBook Air and MacBook Pro were the computers assigned to us. So I’m very familiar with my laptop, and happy too. The question for me personally was what program to use for writing. I …

Banging My Head…

I am going to draw out a metaphor with this post; unlike the post just before about the cherry tree. This afternoon a poor, little dark-eyed junco is repeatedly banging itself into one of our windows. Obviously, it must believe that there is something there it wants. Something that will help it cope better during …

Cherry Tree

This is a Mount Fuji ornamental cherry tree in full bloom. Beautiful, isn’t it? I really pruned/trimmed it in autumn because it had seriously overgrown the space it was in. There was a question in my mind about whether or not it would come back this spring. Well, it answered that question. I took this …

The Dark Night And Reason

I’ve managed to get a virus. I’m in the coughing stage now. <cough, cough> Bummer, eh? Here’s a quote that should provoke a little thought, especially given the whole point of religion these days. Again, it’s from the master of mystic life, John of the Cross. The Sayings of Light and Love. In The Collected …

Learning From Others

I have spent most of the day learning a lot about blogging. I am such a newbie. I have tons yet to learn. I’ve been learning from two people I have learned to trust and respect and who know A LOT about blogging. If I’m not careful, I could end up doing this full time. …

PoojaG And The Big WHY

I follow the blog written by a woman named PoojaG, Lifesfinewhine. Earlier today she posted something I think is quite profound. She titled it “DO YOU KNOW YOUR WHY.” She refers to it as a “Guest Post.” If it is a Guest Post, then she was wise enough to repost/share it. As I wrote in …

Has It All Been Worth It?

I have to tell myself that I’m sick and that, because I’m sick, I am depressed. Depression, however, is one of my diagnoses, along with anxiety. It doesn’t crowd into my life just when I am physically ill. I have a mental illness too. I ask myself today: What’s it all been worth? Has my …