Just a short posting today — because I think this is SO cool! As those who read about The Shift recognize, the shift in power that’s coming is from an elite few of the powerful to the general populace. …

And all those others taken for granted Once upon a time, not all that long ago, tiny tooth buds nestled in a minute peanut shape. Month by month, protection grew around them. Two rows of buds, deep and deeper, they nestled safely. …

We got our kitchen remodeled last year. Among other upgrades, the designer recommended a touch-activated faucet for the sink. It sounded like such a handy idea. You know when your hands are all messy from dipping chicken into egg-then-flour coatings? Touch the faucet with your elbow and, voila, water to…

And what else? Photo courtesy of YayImages.com ID #263638 The rent on the storage unit increases by $75 next month. Whoa! Way past my price point. My husband calls it “Downsizing Part 2”. Part 1 was leaving our five-bedroom house. Now it’s the storage unit. Today we started on the…

Two weeks ago, I published the article “Assigned To Do Nothing — How Irritating!” Now I can tell you what happened after that. Writing things out prompts me to clarify issues. And editing that ‘Nothing’ article down to its essential words, demanded even more. …

I was doing one of my attempts at meditating again this morning. My thoughts wandered off — again. Stories, philosophies, melodies, histories, images. I considered “letting those thoughts just pass through.” And then, I thought — but I like these thoughts! I realized how much pleasure I get in following…

Bonds that outlast an election I’ve just finished yet another conversation with someone “apolitical” who is working to get the vote out on Nov. 8, 2022. It’s so surprising. Yes, last winter, I talked to people when I was writing postcards to encourage voters in Georgia. They nodded and murmured…

I had a job years ago where I was assigned to sit in my room and do nothing. I brought books to read. I love reading books. But there was something unpleasant about reading in that room. I was hired to teach band in the Cabrini Green elementary school. I…

Don’t fall for “logical” Dad had to move into assisted living for his final years. He put my brother in charge of things. During the process, I asked about moving Dad’s furniture, and my brother commented on Dad’s bed. “The assisted living room is quite small. What’s Dad need with…