by PJColando | Nov 3, 2021 | blog post, Purpose
This month’s optional question: What’s harder to do, coming up with your book title or writing the blurb? Hmm… I swerved a bit as my thoughts composed my blog post, to the business of writing a blurb for me! “I am a walking exclamation point, eager...
by PJColando | Nov 1, 2021 | blog post, Uncategorized
“You can’t put up a pinata in a funeral home. Especially one that hovers over the casket, open or shut.” “Why not?” “Because it wouldn’t be seemly according to our rituals, rites, and protocols, Madame.” “Seemly?” “Well, this is your beloved husband we are...
by PJColando | Oct 26, 2021 | blog post, rant, sorrow, Uncategorized
My husband and I have booked a flight to the Midwest, compelled to visit an elderly relative who is hospitalized and hovering near death, no matter what his medical team tries to infuse to fight his illnesses. We’ve been cautioned to demur, by those close to...
by PJColando | Oct 19, 2021 | blog post, rant
My husband and I are from the Midwest. People are genuine, patriotic, and live without pretense there. We treasure our roots and our dear families who remain there. Yet we longed for adventure and that could only be found elsewhere. People who populate small towns are...
by PJColando | Oct 12, 2021 | blog post, Featured, Purpose, Uncategorized
Word by word, whether spoken or written, words count. Words matter – They tell us who we are They tell us where we are They turn strangers into friends, though they can turn friends into enemies in an instant words have power words have authority words can...
by PJColando | Oct 6, 2021 | blog post, In the Pink
For many years, my husband and I used his frequent flyer points to travel to Memphis for a specific weekend. The first weekend in May was the Memphis in May International Festival. A three-day weekend of music, barbecue, and throngs, as you can see in the picture...
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