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I know the actor’s name…wait I’ll come up with it, he was in the movie…gosh, I can’t recall the title either. I can see the scene in front of my eyes, it’s crystal clear, yet the names are gone…poof…disappeared.
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Wordless Wednesday
I am 60…now what?
When I turned 40, friends placed a large sign in our front yard, and neighbors driving by honked. Lordy, lordy, look who turned 40 it read. When I turned 50, I got the funniest cards, and all made fun of my age, but for my 60th, no one dared to do that. That kind of speaks for itself. I guess it means
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What does that mean,
I’m getting old
What does that mean,
how should I feel about it?
I can find the morning sky within me
and spring storms –more than ever
The Oldest Person in History to Became King
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King Charles the III, formerly known as Prince Charles, waited a long time to be king, perhaps too long? The royals in Great Britain, a business, a tourist attraction, a family as dysfunctional as many of ours, crowned their new king and queen.
Continue readingFeeling Ashamed of My Action!
To become old and wise at an older age, you first have to be young and silly first. I was young and very silly but not just that, there were times when I was arrogant and full of myself, phases when I thought I know it all. I looked down at people, not a conscious choice I made, it just happened. The arrogance of the youth.
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Forgetfulness
The name of the author is the first to go
followed obediently by the title, the plot,
the heartbreaking conclusion, the entire novel
which suddenly becomes one you have never read,
never even heard of,
Slippery Memory Slope
How could a simple question throw me into such a turmoil? “What did you have for breakfast?” my husband wanted to know and my brain went totally blank. “Did I have breakfast?” Yes, I am sure I did, probably a green smoothie or maybe a gluten-free toast with a slice of Italian prosciutto, the cheap brand from Aldi’s.
But I couldn’t remember. As hard as I tried, nothing came up.
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The happy Quitter! 