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Wholesome Advice

by PJColando | Feb 7, 2024 | blog post

While it is said – and I believe – “never give advice or a lecture to someone who needs a hug,” I’ve benefitted greatly from some of the health-related advice I’ve received.

Caption This –

by PJColando | Jan 30, 2024 | Adventure, blog post

Nike customized a ubiquitous phrase, along with a swoosh. It’s given as advice, but it’s an empty phrase, devoid of meaning and bias. “Go for it!”, a caption for daily life.

Parts is Parts

by PJColando | Jan 23, 2024 | blog post, Purpose

The derivational history of the parts of speech we learned in school – the ones we often butcher as we write. Plato was the father of the three-act play story structure – the one writers must obey.

I’ve become a Pinterest Person

by PJColando | Jan 16, 2024 | blog post

Balance is needed for homeostasis and hobbies help. Arts and crafts have long been in my repertoire. Writing is my elegant hobby. Pinterest is new.

On the 200th Day of Spark

by PJColando | Jan 9, 2024 | Adventure, blog post

Christmas marked the 200th day since Spark became our dog. We rescued him from a sad situation and, in turn, he rescued us from the contented, yet flat groove my husband and I had slipped into. So, I co-opted a popular Christmas song to call out his contributions to...

Departing One Tribe to Enter a New Phase of Life

by PJColando | Jan 3, 2024 | blog post, sorrow

Using the technique that Joan Didion, left with us: “I write entirely to find out what I’m thinking… What I want and what I fear.” helped me accept my need for dreaded knee replacement, despite a pre-existing condition that will worsen the prospects for a good outcome.