The Butterfly Effect

The “avoidance of the depletion of natural resources, to maintain an ecological balance. ” That is how Oxford Languages, defines sustainability.  In reality, there can be other types of sustainability, which don’t involve ecological resources. For instance, someone may be involved, with the financial sustainability of either themselves or a business. In that case, they…

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Regret

There are a lot of things that I regret that I didn’t get around to doing before my stroke. One of those things is that I didn’t dedicate more time to reading some of the many books I have accumulated throughout my many days.  One of those books is “A PURPOSE DRIVEN LIFE “by Rick…

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Dear Sister

My sister’s eldest son, my first nephew Michael, passed away last Tuesday, October 18, 2022. My heart goes out to her and Michael’s birth father, Michael Senior.  I dedicate this post to my sister Theresa, Michael Sr., Michael’s daughters, and my dearly departed nephew Michael.  I can’t begin to imagine the pain that losing a…

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TV Surfing

I was watching a little TV the other day, and I realized that we’ve come a long way since the days of Dick VanDyke and Snap, Crackle, and Pop.  Being advertised, was a deodorant for your butt!  I kid you not. The product is called Lume, and the lady spokesperson was suggesting you apply it…

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Just This Side of Heaven

Several months ago, we were approved for a home aide, who helps with a lot of the light-duty tasks around the house. Lending us some much-appreciated help. Her name is Heaven, and she lives about a mile down the road, with her boyfriend Josh, a friend of mine.  She is a very sweet young woman….

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Ability to Change

Today was the first day of fall. Coincidentally, the heat wave we’ve also been experiencing was ended last night, by some heavy thunderstorms. We ended up with temperature drops, from the ’90s, down 20 degrees or so, to around 70.  I got up in my chair today. It is something that I have been able…

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