Monthly Archives: November 2011

An open letter

Posted on November 30, 2011 by pathfinder

Dear Son, I watched a video clip of you last night that you sister had taken in 2007.  You were laughing and rubbing your head, messing up your hair as you so often did.  Your dog came and sweetly attacked … Continue reading →

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If

Posted on November 29, 2011 by pathfinder

If can be a conjunction or a noun.  I really don’t want it to have any more space or time in my vocabulary for now.   Not that avoiding it changes anything, but a lot of my intrusive thoughts start … Continue reading →

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Ah-ha

Posted on November 28, 2011 by pathfinder

We  had snow in the upper elevations in October.  The weather man is calling for snow mid week.   It is dreary and raining today.  I can hear the rain drops plunking on the vent for the range.  The dogs … Continue reading →

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Holiday

Posted on November 27, 2011 by pathfinder

The Thanksgiving Holiday is over and Christmas is being shoved in our faces, full force.   Our daughter set up the Christmas tree, a tradition that usually happens on Thanksgiving Day, this time two days late.  She and I went … Continue reading →

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Simple Gifts.

Posted on November 23, 2011 by pathfinder

Simple gifts, I have received a grateful heart, a desire to believe, in the Spirit of God, in the spirit of man, in the hope of peace from a proffered hand.   Love from a husband. Love from a child. … Continue reading →

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Hope for the Holiday

Posted on November 22, 2011 by pathfinder

There has been a lot of talk about the Thanksgiving Holiday this year among folks with whom I have known for years and with some with whom I have become acquainted because of our unfortunate mutual circumstances.    Among the … Continue reading →

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Parlor Tricks

Posted on November 19, 2011 by pathfinder

When I was young, yes in the good old days, when there were not video games and you had to go to the theater to watch a movie  that has now only been put on DVD in the past 5 … Continue reading →

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So

Posted on November 18, 2011 by pathfinder

I keep typing words and deleting them. I have so many thoughts whirling around in my head and I can’t catch any of them, trap them or put them down. So, the  first word that I keep hearing is escape. … Continue reading →

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Anger

Posted on November 16, 2011 by pathfinder

Spontaneity seems to be in short supply for me right now.  Not having a plan in place annoys me and conversely I don’t seem to be able to make a plan.  It is as if that part of me has … Continue reading →

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Fire ants and friends

Posted on November 14, 2011 by pathfinder

Where to begin with this?  Let’s see.  I have been sick.  A group of us who dined together on Wednesday night seemed to have been in contact with the same pathogen.  On Thursday night between 11:00 p.m.and 3:00 a.m. most … Continue reading →

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