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New Words and Definitions Added to Merriam-Webster.com

by PJColando | Dec 17, 2024 | blog post, Purpose

Compendium of words added to the Merriam-Webster dictionary in 2024.

California Writers Save Christmas

by PJColando | Dec 10, 2024 | blog post

An alternative Santa’s workshop tale – not likely true

Follow-up to Thanks-Giving Vibes

by PJColando | Dec 3, 2024 | blog post, Purpose

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

by PJColando | Nov 26, 2024 | blog post, Purpose

An ode to books, a means to living one’s best life

Life As a Miracle: Asics

by PJColando | Nov 19, 2024 | blog post, Purpose

The story of how Asics became my walking shoe brand – life as a miracle again. Amen

Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner

by PJColando | Nov 12, 2024 | blog post, sorrow

A Riff on the conundrum of who to invite to share your Thanksgiving feast?

Election Day

by PJColando | Nov 5, 2024 | blog post, Purpose

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

by PJColando | Oct 31, 2024 | blog post, rant, sorrow

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....