Posts Categorized: Social Media
Musing on age aging? I can’t seem to get into it. I find I have nothing to say about turning 72 this week, though I have tried. May Sarton wrote a whole book on the topic. Well, on the year she turned 70. Same thing. But, when you get right down to it, even that… more »
Music has healing power. It has the ability to take people out of themselves for a little while. Elton John And Nelson Mandela once said that music “has the power to elevate and liberate us.” Same idea, yes? That is what I’m seeking: elevation and liberation. Not necessarily in that order. Here to start us off:… more »
The times they are a changin’ sang Bob Dylan way back when. And, somehow, that feels like a fitting song for these days when so much is changing. For starters, I’ve gone from sprint mode to marathon mode in the past two weeks. Three weeks, tops, I had thought at the start. If we all… more »
My friend, Vermonter Annika McCann, posted this photo of herself to her Facebook page recently under the heading, “This is my new day job.” Here’s her story In addition to my CBD business (Primal Botanical), I work as a nurse. In response to this novel coronavirus, my hospital hastily converted its day surgery… more »
We CAN do this. And we are. My hibernation began on March 13. It was a Friday. We’re on Day 13 today, with only one run to the post office so far. Tomorrow, we’ll see our first outing to the food store, using their new “curb side delivery service.” We placed our order… more »
How are you doing? This is the most serious pandemic since the Spanish influenza and information, we know, is critical in keeping anxiety down. People, in general, feel anxious in the unknown. I thought a post that pulled together the various ways people are coping would be helpful. Please feel free to add your own… more »
Karen Huber of KMHuber’s Blog (“Zen with a bite”) wrote this recently: A blog is a way to explore an idea, if for no other reason than to find out what it isn’t. I resonated with that for it sums up my process in choosing and presenting my blogging ideas. Take today for instance. … more »
Do you remember Thirty Days to A More Powerful Vocabulary? This tiny book was part of our curriculum in sixth grade (thank you New Jersey public schools). From a mere fifteen minutes a day, it promised, we could “dramatically increase” our “opportunity for success” by following their guide. In sixth grade, adulthood… more »
Or should that be Faux News Redoe? It’s late; I’m trying to be cute. My apologies. Today I’m revisiting the post I did two weeks ago. Here it is again if you missed it: A Look At Fake News This list, which I included in that post, isn’t bad. It’s been replicated many, many times,… more »
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