I picked a doozy of a word. It's not even a practice I normally participate in. But while looking for inspiration in a magazine last January, the word kept appearing. So I reasoned, "forward" must be my word for 2020. Yes! Forward it is! And then... Political upheaval and impeachment happened. My mom died in …
March 2020 - I went to the post office most days. I was careful to disinfect my hands, car door handle and steering wheel in case coronavirus hitched a ride home with me. I searched in vain for toilet paper. Ordered a case of 80 rolls from Staples. Watched the White House task force meetings, …
In early 2015, my son, David, had to return to Iraq with his unit in support of Kurdish troops. Since he'd started the retirement paperwork process, I thought that exempted him. It didn't. He went. With the exception of combat deployments, David called Doug and I every Sunday evening for all 21 years he served. …
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