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Life as a Miracle: EMG Test
Last Monday, December 16, I received a Christmas miracle. The date was the fourth anniversary of my ill-fated visit to the local hospital's ER. While I'd been experiencing involuntary muscle twitches during massages in the previous month, on that day, my right leg was...
New Words and Definitions Added to Merriam-Webster.com
Compendium of words added to the Merriam-Webster dictionary in 2024.
California Writers Save Christmas
An alternative Santa’s workshop tale – not likely true
Follow-up to Thanks-Giving Vibes
Behold half of our merry gatherers for our Friendsgiving this year. The couple across the table from my husband and I are longtime friends who've hosted us for Thanksgiving for a dozen years. They allowed us to reciprocate because they'd recently returned from three...
I’m Thankful for Books
An ode to books, a means to living one’s best life
Life As a Miracle: Asics
The story of how Asics became my walking shoe brand – life as a miracle again. Amen
Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner
A Riff on the conundrum of who to invite to share your Thanksgiving feast?
Election Day
My husband and I will awaken before dawn on our national election day. Our lives will improve in a couple of ways, for better rather than worse we pray. an ENT/surgeon will remove the two amorphous growths on my parathyroid, alleviating a long-standing issue with...
News Caboose
So, on Thursday, October 24, I endured a lumbar spinal puncture ordered by my specialty neurologist, who's in the hunt for a diagnosis for my intermittent muscle spasms/joint jerks. For nearly four years, this disturbing condition has ruled my life to varying degrees....
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