cold

Hope you are continuing to feel better !

ding dong the witch is dead

done in

Is anyone in touch with Yoda?

retake

say

Philadelphia

true blood

bless you

Manitou I am so glad to hear things are getting a bit more tolerable! I am honored by your appreciation. I am sure you will be as well, when you "do the same for others "... I'm in the take comfort however you can, strange or not camp! I hope your meeting with the grief counselor goes well. Please share after you have had the chance to weigh the suggestions / ideas.

Uncle Tom's cabin

hostess

My grandfather had a few truths : 1. Don't trust anyone who doesn't trust you. 2. If ones lucky you will have one true friend, the others will fall off when the going gets tough. (I am blessed with two people I cherish as friends and we talk as often as once a week to once every few months and it as if we were next door neighbors instead of living hundreds and thousands of miles apart.) Even in my family (and we are close having a family business we are all or were a part of) I am often the odd man out I don't share the same values with too many people. 3. Stand for something ( live your values ) even if it is difficult. 4. Do what you say you will do. 5. Be nice, kindness costs next to nothing. And I agree effort and awareness are required!

The part bolded by me resonates deeply with me. Thanks!

Hovering around the shortest day of the year is hard enough, add in grief and you have some tough times. But the good news is minute by minute day by day, the day length and light quality are increasing. The days are hard. But the lessons learned are really earned. You remain in my thoughts and aren't alone in your grief.

The good life includes being at peace with the world and content with what is. Been there done that, only to be distracted / forgetful until I return to that sense of peaceful contentment.

reel

yup, but that character is ready

puddles

pasta

$

hash

As a kid (child laborer laws were lax to nonexistent for farms) I was routinely given salt tablets on days that were either hot or forecast to be warm. My t shirt and jeans would become stiff with sweated salt. Don't recall peeing to much, but we did drink a lot of warm water (ambient temp.) Pre Gatorade days.

jump with joy

Was it ripple or morgan david aka mad dog that was cause of the old jingle : What's the reason? "Grapes in season. What's the price? A nickle twice." A quick google has it : "What's the word? Thunderbird What's the price? A dollar twice."