by PJColando | Aug 11, 2020 | Uncategorized
It was October 1, not Halloween. Witches and Goblins in flight were not the cause of our plight. But the fighter jets and other military might of the USA had been on display all-day and thousands of attendees were attempting to depart into the renowned El Toro...
by PJColando | Jan 28, 2020 | Uncategorized
This is a tale of a recent graduation ceremony. Not mine or Larry’s, but of a young man of great worth to us. Especially Larry. The young collegiate had pulled himself up by his bootstraps, sort of like his ‘Uncle Lar.’ He was/is someone to love,...
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by PJColando | Aug 20, 2019 | Uncategorized
It was a last-minute cruise to the Holy Land, among other stops in the Mediterranean. My husband and I typically took one grand trip a year. Travel is our thing. But in 2010, we were stumped. Then an overlarge picture-postcard came in the mail. It proclaimed the...
by PJColando | Jul 10, 2019 | blog post, Purpose
If you don’t recall what transpired in yesterday’s installment, look back. Now – it was the preamble to this valiant tale, the day I empowered my mother. I didn’t intend to take sides but as a certified speech-language pathologist – and...
by PJColando | Feb 19, 2019 | Uncategorized
This miracle started with a fundraiser, well, it actually started with a disease. Cancer, the big, f***ing, frightening disease. I’d had breast cancer – and before that, my mom did. We survived, lived to tell our tale and show our support for others facing...
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