As Published at: Ashland Daily Tidings My son, Darion, is 34, gay, 6’4″, funny, very bright and great to be with. He provides exceptional experiences for me when I go to visit him in L.A. His friends embrace me like I am a rock star…or at least a character out
Read MoreAs Published at: Ashland Daily Tidings The Philco TV set required simple brain activity that I grew up with in the 50′s. Three channels. Knobs that were easy to turn. Thoughtful changing of channels occurred because one had to get up from the couch and walk over to switch the
Read MoreAs Published at: Ashland Daily Tidings Cramped parking spaces in many parking lots lead to bumps in the day and night that can scratch, dent and scar neighboring cars. Heaven knows my Prius has more than its share of parking lot battle wounds. Recently, I had the good fortune at
Read MoreAs Published at: Ashland Daily Tidings Cooped up, stir crazy and fit for climbing walls, one way or another many are having touches of cabin fever with our outdoors filled by forest fire smoke. Having grandkiddos yesterday it became obvious that normal outdoor activities had to be replaced with some
Read MoreAs Published at: Ashland Daily Tidings When Mom was in her sixties she complained about her buns going south. I admired her consistency with walking good distances for exercise while doing isometrics. However, her buns kept falling farther to the south. At that time I decided I would not have
Read MoreAs Published at: Ashland Daily Tidings Not too far in the distance, I see a car flipping over in the air, crashing down on its roof. It is shocking to see, let alone to realize that an ambulance will not be there when I arrive. I pull over and park
Read MoreAs Published at: Ashland Daily Tidings It seems vital to go beyond grandparenting to keep the body strong and flexible. I do consider grandparenting young children a legitimate exercise routine when they are young (and put that on application forms)…picking up, holding, carrying, chasing, being chased, multi-tasking while carrying, holding
Read MoreAs Published at: Ashland Daily Tidings Thirteen years ago I requested no pain meds for bunion surgery.Finding a doctor who would allow me to do this was a time consuming task. I lived south of Eugene at that time. Dr. M. agreed to my terms, stating she would inject medication
Read MoreAs Published at: Ashland Daily Tidings Chasing each other on our hands and knees was the cat’s meow for my grandson when he started crawling. Entering into his world gave me a rejuvenated view with flashback memories of playing with my own children at that stage. We chased each other,
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