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MY FINAL LAP
Reflections on Retirement
I am entering the final lap of my life. Like Canadian geese either flying north for the summer or south for the winter, suspended in air, it does not matter where my destination lies—only the flight itself.
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Mistrial
Having never sat on a jury before, this was to be a novel experience for me. Not really wanting to serve but at the same time intrigued,...
Patricia
Mar 122 min read
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Daughterness
The woman my son’s married to is my daughter-in-law. I sometimes refer to her as my daughter-out-law because of her strong inclination...
Patricia
Feb 52 min read
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Bracing for 2025
I watched New York’s colorful, glittering ball drop on television, then brushed my teeth and went to bed around 10pm. My daughter and her...
Patricia
Jan 12 min read
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Skipping Down Staircases
There’s an old person living in my body. I noticed her a while ago but didn’t give her much thought. She felt familiar enough to be...
Patricia
Dec 8, 20242 min read
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Tiaras of Remembrances
My youngest grandsons are 13 and 17 years old. They have been a major part of my life since their first breaths, and regular overnighters...
Patricia
Nov 10, 20242 min read
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2 Days Before the Election
It’s just two days before the 2024 presidential election. The nation is sorely divided; many are anxious, frightened even, about the...
Patricia
Nov 3, 20242 min read
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White Dog and a Baby
In today’s world one can’t be too careful. Parents must deal with the possibility of a school shooter. Worshipers may wonder if there’s a...
Patricia
Sep 8, 20242 min read
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Camping Adventure
I’d been whining about our lack of family camping trips for a while. We used to go every Labor Day Weekend –my son and his family, my...
Patricia
Aug 13, 20242 min read
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It Finally Got Me
I knew it right away–the monstrous headache and nausea coupled with congestion and coughing. No ordinary cold or allergies, I quicky...
Patricia
Jun 25, 20242 min read
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Acceptance Isn’t Always an Embrace
I only just caught my breath from the new year’s arrival and it’s already quickly reaching the halfway mark. Is time speeding up while...
Patricia
May 26, 20242 min read
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Ruminations
As I think about my life, I realize I’m like a great many other people. Life is not simple and it’s not complicated; it’s both. A lot of...
Patricia
Apr 20, 20242 min read
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113th Birthday
Today is my mother’s birthday; she would be 113. She died of an aortic aneurysm that burst in her 83rd year.  She smoked numerous...
Patricia
Feb 23, 20242 min read
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Memories—Guarded Citadels of Self-Identity
It’s taken me eight decades to finally absorb a basic truth: pain creates its own memories. Apart from logic, immune from rationality,...
Patricia
Jan 5, 20244 min read
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Infinity & Me
It’s December and I’m turning 80 . . . The number 80 contains the infinity sign tipped upright –and a zero because nothing can be added...
Patricia
Dec 1, 20232 min read
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Thankful Distractions
I was on Hwy 101 headed for a fabric store less than 15 minutes from my home. Speeding along I was struck by an arresting array of clouds...
Patricia
Nov 11, 20232 min read
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Kaleidoscope
We had the first real rainfall of the season yesterday, the last day in September. It felt like both tears of sorrow and relief mixing...
Patricia
Oct 1, 20232 min read
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Stepping Into Rainbows
My home environment is crucial to my well-being. It’s where my last thoughts of the day slip into dreams and my first thoughts in the...
Patricia
Aug 28, 20232 min read
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Life Significant
Today the news is much about the wildfire on Maui that destroyed the city of Lahaina. 93 souls dead and counting, many probably native...
Patricia
Aug 12, 20232 min read
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Stars, Security, and a Sleep Story
It’s the 4th of July and I’m just starting to see light at the end of an unexpectedly long pain tunnel. Eight days ago, I underwent my...
Patricia
Jul 4, 20232 min read
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Two Trout and an Anniversary
Ten days ago, two of my former colleagues came to town to take me to lunch before my scheduled second hip surgery at the end of June. We...
Patricia
Jun 12, 20232 min read
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