Neighborhood In Transition…It’s A Cycle

Our neighborhood is in a transitional phase. When we moved in 21 years ago, the families were young with children our kids age. Then everyone grew up all of a sudden.                                                   The Young Neighborhood So 21 years ago, when we arrived in this area, the amount of younger families was astounding. It was and […]

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Grilling Time…..Charcoal or Gas..Let’s Compare

Grilling time is here for most of us, with the official beginning of summer this weekend. Most people have a favorite way of doing their food on the grill, either with good old charcoal, wood chips or gas and propane. We prefer the wood chips. Let’s look at all the choices. https://www.thespruce.com/charcoal-vs-gas-grills-335044                                                  Charcoal Grilling […]

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Memorial Day Weekend is Coming…What’s Your Pleasure

Memorial Day Weekend is almost upon us. The official start to summer will soon be here. What are your plans?                                       Everyone Has A Tradition The Memorial Day holiday is a lot like the Thanksgiving and Christmas holidays. We all have a tradition that we may adhere to, in this case, celebrating the start of […]

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Introvert or Extrovert…Does It Really Matter…Probably Not

I am an introvert, not an extrovert. It’s not-self proclaimed, it’s who I am. People who know me well would agree to it. I realized a long time ago, that there is nothing wrong with being either one.                                    An Introvert Really Isn’t Anti-Social The first thing I want to clear up, is that fallacy […]

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High Society…And The Rest Of Us 99 Percenters

The term High Society has always conjured up snobs in people’s minds. Maybe it’s not to far from the truth!  Problem with that assumption is there must be many high society wanna bees out there. I bring all this up because of the upcoming Preakness Stakes tomorrow, where the upper crust mesh with the infield […]

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Suicide….Desperation Only Those Know

I keep trying to wrap my head around suicide.  Rock artist Chris Cornell from Soundgarden apparently did just that, by hanging himself in his hotel room last night. A few hours earlier, he had just finished performing. Then there are those who commit suicide and murder someone at the same time, as what occurred in […]

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Flipping and Flopping…And I’m Not Talking Houses

I regularly use the expression flipping and flopping for people who aren’t very decisive. Basically, people who have difficulties making a decision, or taking a stance and sticking with it. You may know them as those who go which way the wind blows.                                                 Why I Can’t Stand Them Trying to talk to people who […]

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Mother’s Day…What I Learned From My Mom

With Mother’s Day approaching, I felt as if it wasn’t to early to pay homage to all the moms. I know for me, not a day goes by that I don’t think about mine. There are no substitutes for your mom!                                   Treat Others How You Want To Be Treated My mother was a big […]

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Feisty Woman Does Not Equate to Bitchy Woman

Please explain to me why some people, men and women both, think a feisty woman is a bitchy one. I, for one, am only feisty when the situation calls for it. That doesn’t automatically make me a bitch.                                               Feisty Can Be Good Feisty is defined as: (of a person, typically one who is relatively […]

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Getting Older and Being Comfortable With It

As the years keep going by and you’re getting older, how do you cope with the multitude of emotions. Some like myself, have just resigned to the fact that it’s part of life. Waking up everyday is a blessing. And so are the other things that go along with getting older.                            […]

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