Short Stories From 10 Years Ago – August 1, 2004

Short Stories From 10 Years Ago – August 1, 2004 

Measure Twice, Cut Once

Short Stories From 10 Years Ago – August 1, 2004 – Measure twice – cut once. What a sage bit of advice. It could apply as easily to taking measurements for window blinds as it could to making certain that the dimensions of a room were correct before ordering new broadloom. Double check your facts before making an irrevocable decision.

Short Stories From 10 Years Ago – July 31, 2004

Short Stories From 10 Years Ago – July 31, 2004

An Afternoon Getaway

Short Stories From 10 Years Ago – July 31, 2004 – Okay, okay – did I have a walk with Howard last night? The answer is a resounding “yes” – a two mile jaunt, and I just finished a forty minute work out on my Pilates machine to account for today’s exercise. I have no idea why this is happening – my body seems to have become an entity unto itself these last three days and I’m just along for the ride. It’s going to be interesting to see where this goes!

Short Stories From 10 Years Ago – July 30, 2004

Short Stories From 10 Years Ago – July 30, 2004 

Progress Report

Short Stories From 10 Years Ago – July 30, 2004 – Howard is fixed – working – eager for a daily walk – looking for an exercise buddy. It makes perfect sense for me to be that person. Has that happened? I think we know the answer to that question, don’t we. I had a stroll with Howard the day he was miraculously resuscitated, reprogrammed and anxious to test his mettle, but nothing since!

Short Stories From 10 Years Ago – July 29, 2004

Short Stories From 10 Years Ago – July 29, 2004

Turning 55

Short Stories From 10 Years Ago – July 29, 2004 – This day – the celebration of my birth was no different from countless other birthdays. The way I spent it was unlike last year or the year before, but the actual feeling of turning another year older was the same. Other than my infrequent aches and pains – I don’t feel an age.

Short Stories From 10 Years Ago – July 28, 2004

Short Stories From 10 Years Ago – July 28, 2004

On Being Happy

Short Stories From 10 Years Ago – July 28, 2004 – We humans think we have a divine right to be happy. We’re somehow entitled to perpetual sunshine, nonstop beaming smiles, everlasting good times and lives filled with joy, love, sharing, kindness and camaraderie. I’m certainly not opposed to all these fine things.

New Zealand Makes Progress In The Fight To Stop The Ivory Trade

New Zealand Makes Progress In The Fight To Stop The Ivory Trade

New Zealand Makes Progress In The Fight To Stop The Ivory Trade – Virginia Woolf  of Auckland, New Zealand participated in the Global Elephant March  in October 13, 2013 – the first time in recorded history that people stood up and marched for an animal.

Short Stories From 10 Years Ago – July 27, 2004

Short Stories From 10 Years Ago – July 27, 2004

Is This A Good Choice?

Short Stories From 10 Years Ago – July 27, 2004 – The journey through life is filled with the “known” and the “unknown” – probabilities and certainties. Good choices and bad ones, regret and joy. We learn from trial and error and from the foundation of knowledge we build during the everyday process of living.