by PJColando | Jan 21, 2025 | blog post, sorrow
“Stay safe!” Family members in Elsewhere USA universally said as they checked on our proximity to the Armageddon-like fires on the news. I know they meant well, but they’re unable to comprehend the immensity and score, no matter how many metrics I...
by PJColando | Nov 12, 2024 | blog post, sorrow
We – the majority of Americans who voted last week, not me, myself, or I – just elected a guy who’s fine with the climate crisis and increasingly drastic swirls of weather, children and teachers getting shot in school, with no Department of...
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...
by PJColando | Apr 9, 2024 | blog post, Purpose, sorrow
I adored my forty-four-year career as a speech-language pathologist. For thirty of those years, I thrived in my private practice, focused on the communication issues of toddlers. People used to say, “You must be so patient,” to deal with the ‘terrible two’...
by PJColando | Mar 26, 2024 | blog post, rant, sorrow
I have lived with a terrorist for over three years. It’s not the human variety, so banish your dark thoughts about my husband. My wonderful man would rescue me by any means he could. He’s a great sidekick. He’s got my back. Further, he’d step in...
by PJColando | Mar 12, 2024 | blog post, sorrow
The star character and centerpiece of Walt Disney’s world is Mickey Mouse. He was Walt’s first and, perhaps, his alter ego. He’s forever been perpetually jolly, a welcome antidote to worldwide angst, though his tinny, effeminate voice rankles my...
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