Stepping Aside

Note: My blog contains affiliate links/ads from advertisers from which I may earn advertising commissions. I used to try to find meaning in things that happened – like maybe there was an unseen hand at work and whatever happened was READ MORE

Note: My blog contains affiliate links/ads from advertisers from which I may earn advertising commissions. Memorial Day weekend. It always rains. This weekend is no exception. So, I made some more oil. I have to say, I sleep so much READ MORE

Note: My blog contains affiliate links/ads from advertisers from which I may earn advertising commissions. I was blessed to see His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama today in Eugene. He’s surprisingly direct and funny. His message was simple: we are READ MORE

Note: My blog contains affiliate links/ads from advertisers from which I may earn advertising commissions. Why can’t someone invent a gas can that doesn’t leak? It wasn’t as if the can was over-filled. I happen to hate the smell of READ MORE

Note: My blog contains affiliate links/ads from advertisers from which I may earn advertising commissions. I watched Rachel’s show last night and, as always, I was impressed at how she told the story of Reagan’s crime against this country. He READ MORE

Note: My blog contains affiliate links/ads from advertisers from which I may earn advertising commissions. So many things I’m thankful for: The woman in the car today who, along with her husband, circled our building three times looking at all READ MORE

Note: My blog contains affiliate links/ads from advertisers from which I may earn advertising commissions. The day I left the message on our voice mail at the shop that we have to move and we didn’t know at the time READ MORE

Note: My blog contains affiliate links/ads from advertisers from which I may earn advertising commissions. If something doesn’t seem right, then it probably isn’t. This nutty world we all live in requires that we pay attention to that inner voice READ MORE

Note: My blog contains affiliate links/ads from advertisers from which I may earn advertising commissions. We donated three cars today to Heritage for the Blind. From the phone call to arrange pick up, to the tow company who came today, READ MORE

Note: My blog contains affiliate links/ads from advertisers from which I may earn advertising commissions. Our business is probably ending. It’s not our choice, but our landlord’s. If we can’t find another location within a few days, we’re basically done. READ MORE

Note: My blog contains affiliate links/ads from advertisers from which I may earn advertising commissions. GW Pharma was awarded a patent recently on cancer-killing cannabinoids. Nice that the federal government is acknowledging what many of us have known for some READ MORE

Note: My blog contains affiliate links/ads from advertisers from which I may earn advertising commissions. I’m so glad President Obama signed the expanded version of the Violence Against Women Act into law. It provides needed support for survivors that they READ MORE

Note: My blog contains affiliate links/ads from advertisers from which I may earn advertising commissions. VAWA passed this week. I would like to think that our collective voices standing up for women’s  rights helped. I felt better doing so, and READ MORE

Note: My blog contains affiliate links/ads from advertisers from which I may earn advertising commissions. Well, VAWA is headed to the President’s desk for signing.  286 Yes and 138 No.  You can guess who the no votes were from.  But READ MORE