“On Monday, August 21, 2017, all of North America will be treated to an eclipse of the sun. Anyone within the path of totality can see one of nature’s most awe-inspiring sights – a total solar eclipse. This path, where the moon will completely cover the sun and the sun’s tenuous atmosphere – the corona… Continue reading Total Solar Eclipse
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Pain: The Alarm System
On Wednesday I had some intense dental work, it has been painful since then. I am a human who can tune out all but very intense pain. If I feel it, if it makes it past my defence of denial, it is bad. I am always surprised when doctors think I am complaining about the… Continue reading Pain: The Alarm System
Should I be concerned?
Should I be concerned? I love my quiet days, perusing the Internet for a little while, adding genealogy tidbits to my database as people share their histories, interacting on Facebook from time to time, taking a few pictures, sitting in my easy chair looking out at the leaves dancing with the breeze, picking up my… Continue reading Should I be concerned?
Busy us!
Busy us! Last week my Sister-The-Youngest-Girl and my Mom arrived for a visit. It was very exciting to have them here, Sister-The-Youngest-Girl had been here once before for a short visit with Beau Bob, and this was Mom’s first visit. We managed to provide Mom with her a bed of her own, in a room… Continue reading Busy us!
A Flea In Her Ear
“A Flea In Her Ear” is a play by Georges Feydeau. It is also close to the idiom, “a flea in the ear”, meaning, “an unwelcome hint or unexpected reply, annoying like a flea; an irritating repulse; as, to put a flea in one’s ear; to go away with a flea in one’s ear.” But… Continue reading A Flea In Her Ear