For years I have faced writing required chapters or articles or reviews with tremendous trepidation and angst. And I had to write a lot of them. It was part of the racket I was in. Procrastination was always in the cards. When the adrenalin, and fear, finally kicked in, I […]
Why is it so infernally hard to squeeze in time to exercise? I spoke to my 96 year-old mother yesterday morning and learned that she had just finished her 20 laps at the warm YMCA pool in Orlando, Florida. Of course, guilt flooded me for not having taken her more while she was here. […]
I know what is going to bring our country to its knees. It’s not gun violence or ISIS or terrorists. It’s traffic. Crawling, snarling, cursing, white-knuckle, wheel-clenching, blood-pounding, traffic. I had to come to Austin last month to present a Texas Talks Webinar for the Texas State Historical Association. I had given myself what I […]
What makes a great leader? Our Granaderos y Damas de Gálvez group met yesterday afternoon at the magnificent home of Fidel and Juanita Santos in Houston. Of course, the mouse got a little lost, but I did not have to fall back on the lying GPS. Only took a couple of wrong turns to find […]
What is retirement about? I was deeply saddened to hear that my beloved boss (still young and working at 69) feels that he is being marginalized because of his age. His lifetime of experiences and knowledge is no longer valued by his colleagues. It seems they don’t ask for his advice or listen to his […]
My post on retirement brought a myriad of rebukes. Some about the disappearance of “retirement” for Baby Boomers, others about my inability to say no. Rereading parts of it, I realize I sounded petulant and put-upon about being asked to help out with projects. I didn’t mean to sound that way at all. The […]
Writing about my esteemed, revered and ‘makes-me-nuts’ mother was easy. She always provided fodder for my pen. (although I don’t think pens use fodder, that’s hay, and that’s for horses). As a matter of fact, I called her yesterday and learned she had “eaten” the juice of three grapefruits for breakfast. Nothing else. I asked […]
My attempts at shopping for clothing has never been a protracted affair. Living in Huntsville, there aren’t a whole lot of options. A trip to some handy store nearby, a dress or two and that’s it. Now that I am retired, however, I thought I could just head for the jeans and T-shirts. Guess not! […]
Good morning! My abject apologies for having left you without a laugh or a groan for yesterday! As my Cousin told me, I should have pulled over in the Drop-Off lane at the airport and whipped out a blog for you as Mom went on her merry way to Florida. Sorry! My muse and […]