This is a Friday, a day that Mom normally goes to her day plan. However, without a phone call or other ‘head’s up’ the HandyDart refused to carry mom today because of weakened brakes. This when I was planning to go and get them on my own today, but that is now not possible– and… Continue reading One Big Grumble
Category: 2. General Reflections
Akin to blogging, here in ‘General Reflections’ Donna and I can simply tell stories of our lives together, what works and is triumphal, what does not and is problematic. Everything from meals to trips and cat joys are described here, mostly in story form. Unsorted posts will end up here.
Donna, Boating and Expressed Joy
I took mom to Deer Lake and out on the pedal boats for the third time this year last week (end of September 2017). When we arrived and went into the water it was more still than the other times. It meant we could move very easily, and that I had no clue just how… Continue reading Donna, Boating and Expressed Joy
The Answer to the Coming Elder Crisis Begins at Home
I am not interested in dry economic socialism. We are fighting against misery, but we are also fighting against alienation. One of the fundamental objectives of Marxism is to remove interest, the factor of individual interest, and gain, from people’s psychological motivations. Marx was preoccupied both with economic factors and with their repercussions on the… Continue reading The Answer to the Coming Elder Crisis Begins at Home
Camp-fireside wisdom from Donna
Mom couldn’t get camping with a campfire until October, the weekend of the 7th to be exact. There are many moments from that part of our trip that mean a lot to me, but the one that truly messed with my head was strong enough to leave me a little stunned at the time and… Continue reading Camp-fireside wisdom from Donna
Piano lessons for Baisol
Piano Lessons for Baisol Mom has a way that grows around her when she is playing piano. She begins to feel the skill of playing as a lifeline to something in herself. The way her attitude changes towards some things is remarkable. But perhaps most jarring to many, but I’m so lucky to be in… Continue reading Piano lessons for Baisol