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...
by PJColando | Apr 23, 2014 | Uncategorized
“Let it go,” the Christian smother says. Let it go. Be free of angst and regret. And, it strikes me suddenly: what she really intends is to be unfettered, free of listening to my burdens, as I have listened to hers. Our friendship flies away...
by PJColando | Mar 31, 2014 | Uncategorized
There were nearly one hundred fifty, but it didn’t matter. After the big wiggle, they were tiny, but still: The! Earth! Swayed! Peace was shattered, nerves were frayed as widely reported in the media. March was headed out like a lion, not a lamb. Casa Colando...
by PJColando | Mar 17, 2014 | Uncategorized
As women, we are all going through the same life, albeit in divergent times and tracks. Some lead lives of quiet desperation, to paraphrase a famous book. Some are like Martha and some are like Mary, as parabled in another. Some feel fully alive, bristling with...
by PJColando | Mar 5, 2014 | Uncategorized
Nature is – an ever-changing art museum. How lucky I am to have unlimited admission. Where should I go to luxuriate in her glamour today, tomorrow, this summer, soon? After six sets of house guests since January 1, hostessing other people’s vacations...
by PJColando | Mar 3, 2014 | Uncategorized
If you could choose a cartoon metaphor for yourself, who or what would you be? It’s a great conversation starter at a party – try it sometime! A group of friends chose Charlie Brown for me. Whaddayathink? You recall the hapless champion of real, who sought...
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