Today I’m combining my response to the Blog Challenge for Words Matter Week with my entry in the What I Learned from Colorful Characters groupwrite project. You see, I’ve been married to a colorful character for nearly 43 years. I’ve laughed every day, and I haven’t been bored a single minute. Jack is smart, funny, opinionated, assertive, … Read more
Middle Zone Musings’ groupwrite project for this month is What I Learned from … 2009. Robert Hruzek has challenged us to compile a list of our favorite, best, most popular, whatever we choose posts for each month of 2009. Choices like this are always hard for me for a couple of reasons: How do you … Read more
The topic of this month’s groupwrite project at Middle Zone Musings is What I Learned from … Limits. The most significant limits I’ve faced in my life were the physical limitations that followed my stroke. As I described in National Stroke Awareness Month: My Stroke – The Next Three Days, there were many things I couldn’t … Read more
What do a paralyzed woman, a hospital stretcher without rails, two nurses’ aides more worried about their jobs than their patient, and a trip across a pot-holed parking lot have in common? They’re the elements of my entry in this month’s groupwrite project at Middle Zone Musings on the topic of What I Learned from … Read more
I grew up on a farm so you would expect me to know something about plants. However, south Texas was experiencing the worst drought in history for much of my childhood. Though the drought we’re in right now is more severe than the 1950s drought, the earlier one is considered the worst because it lasted … Read more
The theme for this month’s group writing project at Middle Zone Musings is What I Learned From Bloopers, Mistakes, and Embarrassing Moments. While I’d like to say I’ve never experienced any of those, you’d know I was lying. 🙂 The hard part was deciding which one to write about. When I was in physical therapy … Read more
photo credit: karen horton The theme of the February What I Learned From … group writing project at Middle Zone Musings is love. My first experience with love was the love shown to me and my siblings by our parents. They never had much money, but they always showed their love in countless ways. My father … Read more
Robert Hruzek is hosting Blogapalooza over at Middle Zone Musings. All you have to do to participate is to write a post listing your favorite post for every month you blogged in 2008 (12 posts if you blogged all year). Robert is posting the entries through January 25. His goal is 100 guest posts, and he’s already … Read more
When I read the theme for this month’s group writing project at Middle Zone Musings, it was déjà vu all over again. I was sure Robert had run out of topics and was starting to repeat himself. The topic is What I Learned from Government, and I knew I had written on that subject before. … Read more
photo credit: Bhernandez Stress. We all deal with it on a regular basis. Some stress is good. Right now, I’m stressed as I plan my book launch party and schedule my blog book tour … and wonder if anyone will buy my book. That stress pushes me to be more productive so the launch of Dream … Read more