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People are fairly predictable.  We all need a sense of belonging.  As much as I enjoyed poking fun at tourists in my last post, the reality is that they’re just being (annoyingly) human. Only one in three Floridians is actually a native. A variety of reasons have brought people here.   (I’ll stick with modern migration,Continue reading “To Belong, Or Not”

Tourists.  Gotta love South Florida weather forecasts.  This morning’s spin on Groundhog Day fit right in with what I had planned to write about next. I have embraced the crankiness of locals.  The relative calm of uncrowded roads and stores starts to become disrupted a little around Thanksgiving and Hell Week hits with Christmas/New Year.Continue reading “Six more weeks of…”

It’s been a while.  Honestly, I was ready to post that I was shutting down the site and moving on to other pursuits.  While I’ve written a lot in my head, I’ve come to the conclusion that it’s probably a really good thing none of it ended up on paper. Writing memoirs about how screwedContinue reading “Less is more”

If you follow me on Facebook, you’ve already seen the original tree picture. Here’s one with some added holiday touches: And, the Chemo Tree song: Oh chemo tree, oh chemo treeEncircled with ID braceletsOh chemo tree, oh chemo treeEncircled with ID bracelets Boughs so empty in past summer timeQuickly filling up since that timeOh chemoContinue reading “Holiday humor”

The end of November brings the end of hurricane season.  (Although I just learned there’s still a 3% chance of storms after…)   Rainy season was dry and windy.  Now dry season is rainy and windy.  It’s not a blizzard, so I’ll take a rainy 76 degree day in November without complaining. Dreary weather is justContinue reading “Tropical depression”

What initially prompted this post is a follow up to the burning question about the “unhappy” oncology nurse mentioned in my previous post.  Well, the answer is, not having to poke a patient who has bad veins must be a relief.  The nurse in question has been chatty and happy ever since she hasn’t hadContinue reading “People are kind – in general”

So, I guess my commentary has been a little less than uplifting lately.  I did look for ways to put a funny spin on a few things, but it just wasn’t happening.  There have been some positive little pieces along this latest journey, so I’ll try to highlight those. It has been nice meeting aContinue reading “The upside of the downside”

My father would have been 102 years old today.  It’s been almost 19 years since he died.  Assuming I live as long as he did, it will be another 23 years before I get to that age.  So much happened in the world over his lifetime.  So much happened in my own life since hisContinue reading “The illusion of time”

When in doubt, don’t do anything.  Good advice for uncertain times.  That’s where I find myself. After a week of dealing with appliance FUBAR, it’s obvious that some major purchases are burdened by a lack of communication between sales, contracted delivery and removal of old appliances, and all levels in between.   And, some independent contractorsContinue reading “When in doubt…”

It’s been hard not to just go off on a rant over the past few weeks.  Forcing myself to be hopeful in light of the current state of politics, economics, the environment, and extremism has been a chore.  It took me most of “The Book of Hope” by Goodall and Abrams to break through aContinue reading “Thinking long term”