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 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 | May 18, 2021 | blog post, Uncategorized
The Facebook posts and text messages from vaccinated friends arrive daily, reading like verbiage from brave explorers in Gulliver’s Travels. Some friends are elated; others groused: the food had to be pre-ordered before we entered Angel Stadium and neither it...
by PJColando | May 3, 2021 | blog post, Uncategorized
What creative endeavors became casualties of COVID and it’s resultant pandemic in your life last year? What succumbed to the over-arching need to survive? The beaded bracelets shown in the photo below show two of the pastimes that disappeared from my life:...
by PJColando | Apr 20, 2021 | Uncategorized
Somehow, somewhere the notion of ‘agree to disagree’ took a nosedive? Or maybe a hard turn right. Maybe it began with Rush Limbaugh’s strident and coarse discourse? He’s gone, but not forgotten for his adverse impact… was his first name...
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