New Year’s Eve 2008

Most of us do at least some looking back (retrospecting) around the end of the year. What went wrong, what went right, what do we want to change in the new year, and will we really carry through with those changes?
We mostly don’t do that unless there were some real BIG disasters. Generally, the Ol’ [...]

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If Not Today, When? -

Here at Turtle Rock, I often am enjoying basking so much I don’t start work as soon as I should – then I end up being in a very big hurry and stressed with it.
The Orthodox Church Fathers call procrastination Sloth, Negligence, and Laziness, spiritual afflictions that affect our perception of and relationship to God. [...]

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Memories –

We were watching Cats the other day. Love that musical. I think it’s the “perfect” stage musical. The Ol’ Curmudgeon likes it, but prefers Chicago over it. Variety is what makes life go ’round!
But I got to thinking – back when Cats first came out, all of a sudden all the young girls would choose [...]

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Always Something New –

Since I married him, the Ol’ Curmudgeon has occasionally pulled a surprise on me. Life with him has never been dull! The Pond, with him, is marvelous!
So I shouldn’t have been so shocked when he looked up from some cook books he was perusing and announced that when he retired, if we could afford it, [...]

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Darkness and Memories –

The sun sets late during the summer here at the Pond. The heat, humidity, occasional storms and frequently constant sunshine have made the grass grow high.
The Ol’ Curmudgeon gave up trying to find someone to mow our grass for a “reasonable” fee, so he invested in a new, electric mower. He was out there at [...]

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Turtles Eat Meat!!

Of course, in the pond, there are periods of famine – or fasts – when meat is not eaten, but we do eat meat the rest of the time.
Although the Ol’ Curmudgeon on his blog talks about food a lot, and although he does much of the cooking in our pond these days, I used [...]

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Napping At the Pond –

Here at the pond, some of us sleep more than others do. I, for one, seem to need more sleep than most, so I take naps. Now I don’t mean the kind of nap in which I go lie down in bed. No, I probably wouldn’t sleep – I’d lie there and wish I could [...]

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