Fandango’s Provocative Question #82 It’s Provocative Question time here on Serendipity. He wants to know if we live up to our own standards. Do we? I have thought about this often in the course of my life. I tend to excuse… Read More ›
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DOGMA
FOWC with Fandango — Dogma Unless you count drinking coffee and checking email as dogma, I don’t have dogma to which I feel attached. I do, however, have personal rituals. Stuff I do, stuff in which I believe or at least… Read More ›
WHAT A SHOCK! – Marilyn Armstrong
You think you know someone. You hang out with them, exchange emails, jokes, and anecdotes. Maybe you even work with them. Then, one day, out of the blue, you discover they are fundamentalist Christians who believe you are going to… Read More ›
NOT GETTING A NOSE JOB – Marilyn Armstrong
I don’t remember how many times my mother told me this story, or how many times I have told it to you. It bears retelling especially since racism and bigotry are the words of the month and maybe, the year…. Read More ›
MUSINGS ON TIME – BY ELLIN CURLEY
Recently I’ve been more aware of the passage of time in several different ways. Since quarantine began, every morning when I look in the mirror and start brushing my teeth, I think, “I remember yesterday morning when I did the… Read More ›
I LOVE YOU – RICH PASCHALL
No, You Don’t, by Rich Paschall In his early adult life, George was a rather active young man. He kept a moderate social schedule. He met with friends, did a little volunteer work, and even joined a bowling team for… Read More ›
RELATIONSHIPS CAN GET EASIER WITH TIME – BY ELLIN CURLEY
I believe that one of the benefits of age and experience is that romantic relationships should be easier than when we were young. When I was young and married for the first time, I was insecure and didn’t know how… Read More ›
IT SEEMED LIKE A GOOD IDEA AT THE TIME – Marilyn Armstrong
Between pretty good marriage one and fabulous marriage three, there was unspeakable marriage two. To explain it by saying it seemed like a good idea at the time is not entirely true. I knew it was a bad idea. Not only did… Read More ›
HOW DID YOU MEET YOUR MATE? – Marilyn Armstrong
Fandango’s Provocative Question #60 This could be a very torrid post, but as Serendipity is G-rated, I’ll tell you a story. You are free to fill in missing details using your own rich imagination. This is perhaps more than the question… Read More ›
CLASS OF ’69 – BY ELLIN CURLEY
Going to a 50th High School Reunion can be an exciting prospect – if it’s yours. I recently went to my husband, Tom’s 50th Reunion in Schenectady, New York, and, to be honest, I wasn’t really looking forward to it…. Read More ›
MY EARLY EXPOSURE TO CANCER PATIENTS – BY ELLIN CURLEY
During my pre-teen and teen years, it seems like a lot of people around me got cancer. Between the ages of eleven and eighteen, I was closely involved with five different people who had cancer and only one survived –… Read More ›
WORLD SHARING COMES AROUND AGAIN – Marilyn Armstrong
Share Your World – 2-17-2020 How can someone win a gold star (i.e. win your approval and/or admiration) with you? Make me laugh Have a real conversation about everything Use big words Don’t be a Republican Read books Have opinions!… Read More ›
IF YOU SURVIVE THE WEDDING, MARRIAGE IS A PIECE OF CAKE – Marilyn Armstrong
When Garry proposed, I was shocked. That was not supposed to happen. He was 48. I was 43 and had been married twice. My first husband (still alive) was Garry’s best friend. It was (really) complicated. I had finally managed… Read More ›
EXTROVERTED INTROVERTS – BY ELLIN CURLEY
I learned a new phrase recently, ‘extroverted introvert.’ I’d never heard it before but I instantly recognized that it applied to me and even explained some things about myself that had always puzzled me. I have extrovert qualities but at… Read More ›
WOULD YOU PLEASE ANSWER THAT PHONE? – BY ELLIN CURLEY
The world can be divided in many ways – Republicans vs. Democrats, religious people vs. non religious people, cat people vs. dog people. Here’s another way – people who love the phone vs. people who hate it. I love talking… Read More ›
PEOPLE SAY THE NICEST THINGS! – Marilyn Armstrong
How often have you wondered whether you should say “thank you” or punch that person in the mouth? Insults I understand, but the compliments that really aren’t, baffle me. Is it personal ambivalence? Is it possible they don’t understand the… Read More ›
