Observations

Sunday, April 22, 2007

The Weekend

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Springtime in the Ozarks weekend. We were married there and went back every year to celebrate. Last year the weekend was very hard. We looke...
Thursday, April 19, 2007

Goodbye Kurt

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If Ron were here, we would have a ceremony to mark the passing of Kurt Vonnegut, one of the strongest links in the bond between us. Both of...

The Cane

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Yesterday was my first visit back to physical therapy since my last visit to the orthopedist. I've been looking forward to going since ...
Wednesday, April 18, 2007

Anniversaries

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Sometime in April, sometime in the 70s, is the time the tornado came through southwest Missouri and killed my mother and grandmother. I can...
Sunday, April 15, 2007

Virginia Tech

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Another terribly sad event. I am so relieved that my grandson, Adam, is all right. I wish I had some words of wisdom to say over such a terr...
Thursday, April 12, 2007

The Torture, Terror and Tyranny of the To Do List

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Can't live with them; can't live without them. Without my to do lists I would be totally lost in my life and would forget important ...
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Tuesday, April 10, 2007

Greed

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The Bible says that the root of all evil is the love of money, which would make greed the most dangerous of the seven deadly sins. But what...
Monday, April 09, 2007

Coming back

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It's time to get back to this. A posting every few months is no good. The last visit to the doctor was mostly good news. I can't j...
Tuesday, March 06, 2007

Why don't we know?

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I'm worried. I'm a news junkie so I'm sure I didn't miss it. Why don't we know from the media what is motivating the r...
Tuesday, January 30, 2007

Cracking up

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I've thought and thought about this - why is there no relationship between "cracking up" and "cracking down?" Or may...
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Update

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I've spent the last couple of months thinking about what I wanted to do with this and have decided to continue with observations. I had...
Sunday, November 19, 2006

Veterans

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For all the years of the war in Afghanistan and Iraq I've wondered and wondered why there was no news coverage of the wounded. I thought...
Sunday, November 12, 2006

Purple

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I heard - I'm pretty sure on the radio - that Nancy Pelosi wore a purple suit the day after elections. The speculation was that since pu...
Saturday, November 11, 2006

Gas Prices

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Somewhere I heard that gas prices were going down because of the elections, and that they would go back up right after the elections. Some p...
Friday, October 27, 2006

After Surgery

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I was prepared for everything except for the news I got after surgery. Apparently MRIs and Xrays are not all that reliable for showing what ...
Tuesday, September 19, 2006

Tomorrow

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It's surgery day tomorrow at 1:15. So I'm going to eat dinner very late since I won't be able to eat tomorrow. Other preparation...
Saturday, September 16, 2006

Computers

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I don't understand why my home computer is dysfunctional more than functional. There's probably a book somewhere called, "Comp...
Friday, September 15, 2006

Language

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I've been observing trends in language/slang for most of my life probably because my mother was an English teacher and she frequently co...
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Surgery

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Today I went to the hospital for my pre-op visit. All was well. I passed blood tests, EKGs, etc. I am ready to go except for the errands, la...
Monday, September 11, 2006

Heart to Heart

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I just returned from that annual retreat for women in recovery, and as usual, I feel as if I have a direction to guide me. It was somewhat o...
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I am Mary Ann. I have four amazing children (now adults) and four astounding grandchildren. I’m a writer, certified life coach, and instructor of life skills classes. I’m the author of two blogs: Observations and Empowerment: Enhancing capacity for positive change. I have been in recovery from alcoholism for over 29 years. I lost my beloved husband as a result of a wreck in 2005 when we were hit by a drunk driver, and I have been recovering from my injuries from the wreck since then. I have 40 years of experience as a parent of children with multiple disabilities, disability advocate, developer and trainer of curriculum to empower families dealing with disability and/or recovery from addiction. I also provide individual coaching to assist in setting and achieving goals for positive change. For information about classes or coaching, email maduncan6@gmail.com.
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