I’ve made fewer mistakes than I wish I had. Took fewer chances than others. Played it safe. Feared unknown outcomes, assumed more negative possibilities than a single event could ever unleash. Stood at the sidelines while friends and acquaintances ran headlong into adventures that I deemed too scary. I’m a planner. I like to know […]
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Second Chances
Posted in Midlife, Personal Growth, School, Wisdom on September 16, 2012 | 1 Comment »
Faster Than the Speed of Light
Posted in Children, Growing up, Reminiscences, Writing on July 14, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Science fiction is not my best genre – for that matter, neither are epic Russian novels – both lose me with names for places and people that somehow slip right out of my mind within milliseconds of reading them. Backwards time travel is about the only form of science fiction I can follow, as it […]
A Lone, Exposed Tree
Posted in Motherhood, Photos, School, Sons, Writing on June 25, 2012 | 1 Comment »
I’ve been watching clouds lately. Don’t know why. It’s not like interesting cloud patterns and textures and formations are anything new. But give me something new, like a new phone with a new camera, and off I head into any situation, seeking something worth clicking. Here’s one I took, just strolling along next to the […]
I Didn’t Wear My Raincoat
Posted in Children, Parenting, Rain, School on June 7, 2012 | 1 Comment »
There are many parental refrains I have perfected, and more that I’m trying to eliminate from my daily routine. My son is about to become a middle schooler, and I have to step back, way back, from the “Did you brush your teeth?” and “Don’t forget your raincoat” kind of parenting. Decisions need to fall […]