The labor and pain of childbirth was over for my Mother and I became me. Well, I guess it was the start of me becoming me. So here we are 54 years later and I am still becoming me, funny how that can take so many years to happen.

To continue to learn, grow, change and adapt to each new moment is at times very dull and mundane but other times it is just fun. Some will agree and others will not agree. Either way it does happen on some level for most humans but certainly not all. ...

If I did tell you a story today what kind of story would I tell you? What kind of story should I tell you? Should it be happy, sad, mysterious or full of mayhem? Would it start as "One fine day" or would it start as "On a dark and eerie night"?

It is hard to say what kind of story I would tell you today if I was to tell you a story. The stories I write have no regimented boundaries, just like me and the poetry or other words I write. Boundaries are guidelines to...

I have had several thoughts running through my mind today that I thought I would pass along. Not that those thoughts are of any particular importance to anyone but they could be.

Have you experienced the joy of mowing? I don't mean a push mower either I mean on a riding mower. You do nothing but mow and dodge the occasional tree limb but overall you mow. You can mow any direction that you choose to mow, you can go slow, you can go fast, you can go in between. You can mow in the dark...

It is true and it is hard to believe that this child is 9 years old already. It does not seem possible even though we have watched him and our other Grandchildren grow up. Amazing how that happens, moment by moment but it is different than watching your children grow up. With your children you sort of watch them grow up but not exactly because you are busy being their parent then one day you realize they are going on their first date. How did that happen?

I actually have a list of...

It will seem odd or utter nonsense to those who don't understand but those who do will understand exactly what I am talking about.

The realization today was that my OCD is getting worse as I get older and I am not comfortable with that at all. I was hoping that I had controlled it enough over the years to make a difference but it appears I really haven't. This realization came about because of crackers and cheese. Yes, food, a simple snack that became complicated and caused this...