Attempts at Humor… ROFLMAO 10 Jul 2014 I can't remember the last time I actually rolled on the floor, laughing my ass off. Maybe that would explain the slight but ever so definite widening of this writer's…
Attempts at Humor… Wife of Stone 8 Jul 2014 A story of contrast, our Wordpress photo challenge for this week. As we toured our cruise ship last January, it seemed one gentleman found his companion for the trip and…
DP challenge I Could Have Built a. . . 5 Jun 2014 I could have built a ... Rainbow Of the neatly folded laundry, Or a tower made of Dishes stacked in gleaming Rows and columns. I could have built a Mansion,…
DP challenge… On the Move: Church for Introverts 11 May 201411 May 2014 Fading fast, treasured steps and memories. Church for introverts. For Wordpress Weekly Photo challenge,On the Move Joan T. Warren Randy's iphone
Blog Events… April is National OT Month and Poetry Month 14 Apr 201426 Apr 2014 April: Not a month for fools! Pull a prank on the first, but the rest of the month is National Poetry Month and National OT Month. Most of us know what poetry…
Global Issues… We’re All Sick of “Don’t,” So. . . 26 Mar 201426 Apr 2014 Don't tell me another "Don't," -please? We've all heard "Don't" enough. We're numb. We're even numb to the "Don't" messages that matter. Don't--I Feel Numb by U2 For…
Humble Trophies Liebster not Biebster 12 Feb 20143 Mar 2014 All the talk about what the Biebster is doing wrong again. . . instead of that, I am going to talk about the Liebster! Khana, of khanasweb.com, was awesome enough to…
Not the Sort of Things People Talk About Reblog of my Daughter’s Amazing Post Today 10 Feb 2014 You've read here about my daughter a bit, and you've seen some of my daughter's photography. Now, be blown away with her most recent post: http://theopenbench.blogspot.com/2014/02/the-yellow-brick-road.html She is amazing. I love…
Motivations… I Feel Cherokee 9 Feb 201426 Apr 2014 I feel Cherokee. * Shrouded in secrecy after hiding from Indian Removal in the 1800's, my 1900's family seemed unable to pass on important information to support our Cherokee heritage. We…
Reflections… Last Days of Sweet Sixteen 26 Nov 201326 Apr 2014 There is a lot of talk lately about the last days. The last days of President Kennedy's life in this 50th anniversary of his death, the last days of confidence in…
DP challenge… Faulty Fault Lines–When Bad Things Happen to Little People 13 Sep 20136 Mar 2016 Janie smiled through her tears and put her arms around Stella. “How do you do it, Stella? You always seem to find a way to help me put things in…
Not the Sort of Things People Talk About New Menu Topic 9 Sep 2013 "My dear," she whispered as she peered down over her bifocals to the little one fearfully looking up to her for help, "These are not the sort of things people talk…
Poetry Poetry Page 3 Aug 2013 Poetry bears opportunity, emotion, imagery, rhythm, thought and freedom. Boundless expression, relation, connection …
Reflections A Delicate Strength 15 Jul 20139 Sep 2013 Rocky Mountain National ParkAbove the tree line, frigid wind, snow and ice sever all but the most adapted life forms. In this harsh environment, against all expectation, alpine wildflowers paint…
Attempts at Humor… Making Fun 3 Jul 20139 Sep 2013 Humor. Humor has always been kind of a funny thing to me. I like laughing, that's for sure. I enjoy reading and hearing funny people. Then I try to be funny. That…
Reflections Deeply Rooted 25 Jun 20139 Sep 2013 There's something about one's heritage that runs deep. Be it genetic memory, collective unconscious, morphic fields, or some other forthcoming mechanism, I believe we encounter intangibles like values, interests and talents…
Reflections Song for the Unsung 23 Jun 20139 Sep 2013 This weekend we took a quick trip to visit Randy's mama, Louise, as she recovers from hip surgery in a small town in western South Carolina. After spending the day…
Motivations… Leaders, Followers and Fancy Footwork 15 Jun 20139 Sep 2013 Do you aspire to leadership? Are you a leader? Are you a follower? Do you hope to be a follower? Leadership is highly valued in our society. Following--not so much.…
Reflections Attention, please! 2 Jun 20139 Sep 2013 Both in my work as a pediatric occupational therapist and in my personal life, the issue of attention surfaces daily. I attend to all aspects of the children I work…
Motivations What does it mean? What does it matter? 27 May 201326 Apr 2014 What does it mean to live heart to heart in a shielded world? What does it matter? Today I passed the television as it played to an empty room. Katie…
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