by PJColando | Jun 25, 2014 | Uncategorized
There once was a squirrel named Colin Who was not in the habit of lollin’. He scampered about Busy, without doubt, Gathering healthy nuts all in. It was a rainy day, but when wasn’t it? He had a fur coat, so he didn’t give a sh—! Few others were out So he felt...
by PJColando | Jun 11, 2014 | Uncategorized
Okay, Readers, you know that this miracle didn’t happen to me: golf course would be your key words. But I know a miracle when I hear one, and this one is too clear not to report. As I’ve said before, our God is a clever God, he makes things happen in ways...
by PJColando | Jun 9, 2014 | Uncategorized
An angel walked up to our group shortly after we came aboard the Midway, the famous aircraft carrier that had recently been towed to berth in San Diego Harbor. The ‘captain’ of our crew was a veteran who’d served aboard such a vessel in WWII. It was...
by PJColando | May 19, 2014 | Uncategorized
I came of age when women were newly encouraged to be equal, to take charge, to surge upward, “lean in.” As a result of this insurrection – and the recent spate of down-sizing higher echelon men – 20% of women ages 40 – 69 earn about the...
by PJColando | May 6, 2014 | Uncategorized
Six years ago, on this day, my father died, living 21 months past my mother, his dear wife/supporter/nurturer/friend. The ensuing family angst and drama sent me into tailspin. I’d lost my parents and hopes for family, left with only squabbley siblings. When my...
by PJColando | Apr 30, 2014 | Uncategorized
Well, it took 30 years to arrive, but 1984 is here. The novel was actually published in 1949, amidst the post WW2 euphoria. People thought George Orwell was dyspeptically grim, but it reached iconic, bestseller status anyway, infused with the universal paranoia that...
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