Apparently my memory isn’t as good as I think it is. Actually, I don’t think it’s all that great so I guess what I should say here is, once again my memory has failed me. I said in Sunday’s blog that my son, Paul, was not in the air on September 11, 2001, but I…
Ten Years Later
Ten years. And yet, just yesterday, it seems, that the world heard the shocking news that our nation was systematically being attacked.I’m sure anyone over the age of ten remembers where they were when they first heard the news that a plane had crashed into the World Trade Center.I had just finished drying my hair…
The MRI Experience
This morning I went in for my first ever MRI; Magnetic Resonance Imaging. I’ve had a sore shoulder for a few months and after trying chiropractic and acupuncture treatments, along with physical therapy, all with little or no success, it was time to pull out the big guns and see exactly what’s going on. My…
Perfect Minnesota Night
When it’s not blazing hot and humid . . . or raining bucket loads of water . . . Minnesota is a pretty nice place to live. Saturday afternoon John and I decided that we should do something . . . anything really . . . to get off our keisters and out of the…
Great Way to Start the Day
Do you ever have moments where something from the deep recesses of your past pops into your mind? This morning I had one of those moments. I was just waking up, noticing the glimpses of sunlight peeking around my window shade when the words to an old hymn took over my thoughts. “When morning gilds…