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“Hot Chocolate with Santa Claus”
On the first full day of winter, December 22, in 2000, it was very cold in Omaha. The high temperature only reached fifteen degrees under clear skies, but it clouded over a bit as the sun set. It usually snows on my … Continue reading
“It’s a Jumble Out There: Quarantine Contemplations—5”
I’ve been retired for seven years. My mantra has been, “Every day is Saturday, and every Saturday is a holiday.” After over six decades of living my life by the bells, it’s nice not to have a schedule. Ha. We … Continue reading
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“You Are My Sunshine: Quarantine Contemplations—4”
I’ve lived in this house in Omaha for almost 21 years. I just realized that’s longer than I’ve been in any one abode in my life. Amazing. The basement is unfinished. When Nancy and I moved in here, we didn’t … Continue reading
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“One World: Quarantine Contemplations—3”
This is a small blue dot floating in space. The only place there are borders is on maps. I have eclectic tastes in music although I generally listen to classical pieces or American Standards from the 40’s and 50’s. My … Continue reading
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“Intimations of Mortality: Quarantine Contemplations—2”
I did “duck and cover” atomic bomb drills in elementary school and didn’t understand the relevance when we lived close enough to a “first strike zone” that we wouldn’t see it coming. Tornado and fire drills were commonplace but understandable. … Continue reading
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“In My Life: Quarantine Contemplations”
I can still see resplendent sunrises…and jaw-dropping sunsets. The stars so abundant in their blue-black blanket. Smell new lilac and roses and fresh-mown hay. Hear the first wren and spring and fall’s traversing geese and ducks and the quiet whisper … Continue reading
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“Holly and Ivy”
Heart explosion eruption It spills and splatters on everyone Holly and berry Generations past and present show Green Across the spine of leaves Past and present inked in thorny verdance Blood courses leaf to leaf Pass it on pass … Continue reading
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“Stop!”
This is my favorite time of the year. I am a “solstice” person. For me that means I celebrate in any way possible—Thanksgiving, Friendsgiving, Christmas, Channuka, Kwanza, Wednesday…. I think it’s part of my DNA. I was born on December … Continue reading
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