Keep Calm And Carry On

by Ruth Ann Harnisch on 07/28/10 at 4:07 pm

Day 202 There were two lines, and I was prepared to join whichever one moved fastest. At my left, the customer’s voice was loud and sharp.  “Two dollars and nineteen cents for THAT?”  The cashier did not make eye contact, but politely repeated the total.  To my shock, the customer flung the cash at the [...]

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Talk To The Hand

Day 182 I am holding my mother’s hand.  It is a startling sight. My hand now looks very much like what I remember of my mother’s hand. And hers looks just like I remember her mother’s hand. A few nights ago, I was in a cashier’s line and I couldn’t help noticing the young woman’s tiny, perfect hands. [...]

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Am I In A Car Toon?

Day 181 My husband and I are trying to do our patriotic duty by contributing to the economy through the purchase of an American car. We did our internet research, as a majority of buyers do these days.  We knew what we wanted and we had a pretty good idea of what it would cost.  We went to [...]

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And Another One Gone, And Another…

Day 180 Did you know that when people are in the process of dying, they might stop breathing for several minutes, and then gasp for breath again? I learned this several years ago from a helpful instruction manual given to us by the caring and sensitive people from the hospice  that provided end-of-life care for someone close [...]

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There But For The Grace….

Day 179 The Larry King story kicked up a little Post Traumatic Stress in me. Even though I haven’t earned a living in the media business for many years, I still read some of the trade magazines, subscribe to NewsBlues , keep up with the trends.  So I knew months ago that The King would be “stepping [...]

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Now, And At The Hour…

Day 178 I’m not Catholic, but many people in my family are, and I attended Mass with my grandmother and my aunt when I was a child. My aunt said the Rosary every night before she went to sleep, and when I spent the night with her, I would listen quietly while she whispered her [...]

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Crow, Appetizer Portion

Day 177 I am being blamed for something I don’t think I’m responsible for, and I’m having difficulty processing this. Why would it matter if I’m responsible or not? There was a negative situation that adversely affected others and property and I do not think I am responsible for that.  So I have stated, as [...]

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Whoopee!

Day 176 If ever one is tempted to take one’s self (or anything else) too seriously, one might meditate upon  The Whoopee Cushion. To quote the young lady wielding the mighty Whoopee, “It’s fun just to SAY ‘Whoopee Cushion.’ Go on, say it!”

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The Will To Live

Day 175 I am making these wishes known publicly.  No heroic measures. End it as soon as possible.  If I am ever in a physical or mental state that…well, let’s just say that YOU wouldn’t want to be in, let me go and if I need help to go, help me to go. My husband [...]

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Letter Rip

Day 174 While reading a book on creating intrinsic motivation, <note: link to the book was added because of requests.>  I came upon an exercise I thought would be useful.  Nobody gets a name tag.  You have to introduce yourself with an adjective that begins with the same letter as your first name, like “Musical Michelle”.  I [...]

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Fool Me Once

Day 173 I received some paperwork about a business deal, and I saw that one of the parties is a person whose name conjures up feelings of mistrust, anger, negativity.  I knew in my spirit that I am not on good terms with this person. But I couldn’t remember why! I asked another party to the [...]

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