Archive for the ‘My Journey’ Category

• Wrong number rings up a long distance friendship

  Thursday, September 2nd, 2010

  Five years ago I suffered a stroke which has left me with some instability upon walking and a glitch in my memory hard drive. My once excellent memory now infrequently has me transposing numbers thus I sometimes dial the wrong number when making a phone call. While trying to call my sister-in-law, I have reached [...]

• San Diego’s dirty little secret

  Tuesday, August 24th, 2010

  Transplanted beach bunny that I am, I love America’s Finest City. The beautiful weather and the friendly people of all shapes and hues. The city sports a coastline that is so picturesque that it makes your heart sing. But beneath it all, there is a dirty secret that most residents wouldn’t want you to know [...]

• Some days just make you smile

  Sunday, August 8th, 2010

  Living in this time of economic instability and shooting of innocent people, we need a day that puts a smile on our faces. I had such a day recently. It may not be important to anyone else but me but thought I would share it with you.   Being over sixty, most of the people [...]

• Social networking brings me an unexpected gift

  Thursday, February 25th, 2010

  Retirement and a chronic illness has left me searching for an alternative method for renewing friendships or forming new ones. This last month I have renewed a friendship with a young woman who was an integral part of my youth. I became a member of Classmate.com on a whim. I got a shock as I [...]

• Political correctness a step to far

  Friday, January 15th, 2010

  I am in my sixth decade of life so I have been Black for a very long time. I remember sitting in the back of the bus. I have seen and experienced a lot of things where it comes to race. But I think sometimes political correctness can go a little crazy with a lack [...]