How often have we heard the assumption as to why normally generous, kind, intelligent men, and women too, do strange, hurtful things to themselves and others, as being “because he was drinking.” We sympathize. Sometimes we even apologize, when the perpetrator happens to be a loved one. If the infraction is fairly minor, we laugh…

How often have we heard the assumption as to why normally generous, kind, intelligent men, and women too, do strange, hurtful things to themselves and others, as being “because he was drinking.” We sympathize. Sometimes we even apologize, when the perpetrator happens to be a loved one. If the infraction is fairly minor, we laugh…

The basic trigger that can lead to addiction is in swallowing, inhaling or injecting a chemical ingredient which produces a pleasing sensation in your brain/nervous system. It could end up in a desperate search for the ultimate “high,” requiring more and more of the chemical to produce half the effect. Long term chemical dependence encourages…

I was chatting on the phone this morning and, as we often do, the subjects of world politics and religion came up in the conversation. We wondered whether it was important that we partake in communicating with our Higher Power in the ritual of daily prayers.. My friend admitted that he no longer prayed to…

Mr G strolled outdoors on the lawn In his heart there beat a sweet song In a tree hung his feeder Filled with succulent seed-fer The birds that were flying around. Some finches were perched in the tree He could hear their wee chirps, “tweet’l dee” But instead of a “thank’y” Their chirps sounded cranky…

It’s a bare-naked kind of day A change of wardrobe is in progress The Silver Birch contemplates What to wear on this day Whether it should accept The donning of the fluffy new snow That’s once again wafting down In the icy cold breeze Or to wait for an afternoon Of warm sunshine To create…

Closed Captioning’s upon TV For senior couples’ harmony Hard of hearing ears decline At different rates and different times “Put on your ears!” I scream at him. “I cannot think above that din!” And he in plaintive tones erupts “The volume’s only halfway up!” With hearing aides, he now is listening To words that sound…

Fifteen-two And I see you Have a few fives And a face card too I’ve passed the skunk line And you are far behind But your twenty-eight hand Is a kick in the can We are neck and neck As we peg around the deck I am in the last hole When I get the…

There’s a sweet little girl Somewhere in the world Whom I miss with all of my heart She’s now twenty-seven And I wish to Heaven We dwelt much closer apart Impetuous and sassy My darling lassie Holds Gramma’s heart in her hands When she was three I asked her to pee In her cute little…

What’s an argument? Were we having an argument? Did that mean we were on opposite sides of a fence? (an electric fence) I said I believe in vacinnations. He said “Bollocks” (He’s from England) I said I didn’t like Trump. He said Trump was worth more than Any other card in the deck. I said…