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Words of Wisdom

Noreen — Sun, 25 Sep 2011 16:15:09 +0000

If you had words of wisdom to share with a young person today, what would you tell them? Assume they would listen to you and take you seriously.

I have been thinking about that a lot lately. I don’t know what I would say in just a few sentences. If I could spend a couple hours with someone, I would probably cover a lot of things about self esteem, good manners and honesty.

Dottie in the Snow

Noreen — Mon, 10 Jan 2011 23:22:01 +0000

Dottie does not like to get her feet wet. She also does not like to go outside when it is cold. So you can imagine how she feels about being outside in snow!

Glasses or Contacts?

Noreen — Fri, 28 Aug 2009 15:03:40 +0000

I can’t see well enough to read a paperback book without some kind of glasses. The big questions is whether I should get a new pair of glasses with bifocal lenses? Or should I wear contacts for distance vision and start carrying around a pair of reading glasses for just when I need to read?

Baby Shower

Noreen — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 18:59:49 +0000

Everyone around me is having babies. Nothing makes you feel so old as seeing everyone else pushing baby strollers and realizing that pushing strollers was something you did over 30 years ago. I have to go to another baby shower next weekend. I might as well stock up on baby gifts and keep them at the ready.

The Fourth on the Lake

Noreen — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 15:04:01 +0000

This year we are celebrating the fourth of July on the Lake. We have food, swim rings, bug spray and a great spot on the beach with a view of the fireworks. I miss watching the big show in Washington DC at the monument, but this show lasts 20 minutes and we don’t have to fight the crowds of people. It’s much more peaceful and refreshing to be at the Lake.

Can He Dance?

Noreen — Sat, 20 Jun 2009 23:51:51 +0000

A group of women were chatting about a guy we all know. He seemed like the perfect man, by his own accounts. He claims to cook gourmet meals, has mastered housework and child care as a single parent with shared custody, has a ton of money from extensive education and a prosperous career, respects women. What more could we ask?

Well, I asked if he can dance and he reluctantly admitted that, no, he has never bothered to learn to dance.

Everyone left the discussion, bitterly disappointed. The search continues.

We’re from a musical family

Noreen — Thu, 29 May 2008 22:15:20 +0000

I know it sounds crazy, but my father was a rock musician when I was a kid. My sisters and I loved to go watch his band perform. He had a band with a lead guitarist, a drummer, a singer, and my father played the electric organ. That band never made “the big time” but they were a very popular band for private parties; they had “gigs” every single Friday and Saturday night, and an occasional “gig” on other special occasions too. Whenever a new pop song hit the charts, my father would run out and buy the record and bring it home and make my sisters and I listen to the song over and over and over again to write down the lyrics for him, while he would listen to the music and try to figure out how to play it. I cannot tell you how quickly we got sick of listening to “American Pie!”