Mary’s musings

For Mother’s day my sister and I drove over to Westview cemetery to our parent’s gravesite. I know they’re not there. They’re in heaven. But it’s my way of letting them know “you are not forgotten.” and “you made a difference in my life.”. Every time we go to the cemetery, we have a bit …

I started this post back in February but didn’t finish it up until now. I’ve had several posts lately that I’ve started and haven’t finished. I don’t know if the creative juices have dried up or if distractions have creeped in. It’s interesting return to a draft and read what I’ve written to see if …

In high school I struggled through 3 years of Latin under the guidance of Mr. Ralph Gavett. He was an exceptional teacher. Under his tutelage, my brothers and sister soared. I was not an exceptional student – at least not as it pertains to Latin. The greatest benefit of these years of studies is mostly …

I read an article online about becoming more efficient by using text replacement functionality. As an example, you type ‘brb’ and the words ‘be right back’ magically appear instead. It reminded me of the time that a colleague pulled a prank on me that replaced Mary with ‘old hag’. It was hilarious as I carefully …