Oh my! Imagine my surprise when I saw in my inbox that the word of the day is Bissextus. The arrangement of those letters (like the x in the middle) drew me in. Surprise. What a fun word, which means nothing of what it suggests when you first see it. The perfect word for today!…
A few weeks ago when I was down with my annual late winter cold, I remarked to myself, wow, you have not had any broken bones, owies, sprains or burns since last May (sprained foot walking in Downtown Denver). Not bad. That, of course, was dangerous thinking, such self-kudo-ing brings disaster. I awoke the next…
Some rules make me smile, like having permission to leave snowmen decor up all winter. Other rules make me feel like sloth, like the local yard rules. I arrived here in early Nov 2014, and when I looked out on the gardens I saw that everything was orderly and ready for the winter. The previous…
Rules: a set of explicit or understood regulations or principles governing conduct within a particular activity or sphere. Football rules, classroom rules, family rules. They are not laws, which bring legal consequences if broken. Still, we learn to live by the rules established by our culture, our generation, our family, and we can suffer social…
The main topic on my mind this winter: rural healthcare. We have an excellent eye doctor and dentist who come here once a week, so I feel blessed! I receive my primary care from a small clinic about 25 miles south. However, for my annual physical, I drove 85 miles south, into South Dakota! For…