By Sue Murphy The holidays are coming. That much is certain. I don’t know what they will look like, but I’ve learned from expert sources (The Grinch and other Whovillians) that Christmas will indeed arrive even if we don’t have baubles or boxes or tags. I haven’t heard rumblings about a bauble shortage on the horizon, but I laid in a supply just in case. Mid-August, I … [Read more...]

By Sue Murphy The day before my scheduled semi-annual checkup, the nurse called and asked if I would prefer to see the doctor over the phone. I said, “Sure!” I mean, if you’re trying to avoid getting sick, it makes sense to avoid places where sick people congregate. After I said that, of course, my brain started downloading images of what a telephone checkup might look like. … [Read more...]

By Sue Murphy I saw a T-shirt the other day that said, “One day, I hope to be the person my dog thinks I am.” I don’t know. Some days, I’m not sure my dog’s opinion of me is all that good. Oh sure, Dave loves me. I know that. But, there are times (a lot of times) when it’s obvious that Dave questions my judgment. If it is raining and I open the door and say, “Let’s go … [Read more...]

By Sue Murphy Boy, have we had a lot to process lately! Unexpected changes, tangled up emotions – what is a body supposed to do with it all? Well, maybe put it on paper. Numbers are good. Numbers are useful and charts and graphs and actuarial predictions have their place, but it’s been my experience that alongside the adaptive, functioning adult in your brain, there is a … [Read more...]

By Sue Murphy I love football. The game mirrors my approach to life: try something, fail, try something else, fail again, but after you’ve tried for a reasonable amount of time, win or lose, you stop and watch a marching band.  For a long time, sports opportunities were slim. I have no idea how the Off Track Betting people stayed afloat, unless fans were betting on … [Read more...]