Tag: waiting

CASABLANCA IN MASSACHUSETTS

Remember how, in the movie (1942) "Casablanca," to get to America you went to Casablanca in Morocco -- and then you waited, and waited, and waited? https://www.youtube.com/embed/BkL9l7qovsE I ordered a sweater. It was on sale. I bought it at the end of November. It was wandering between various locations in Illinois, then went to Windsor, … Continue reading CASABLANCA IN MASSACHUSETTS

THE REVOLUTION RESTARTS AT THE REGISTRY

RESTART - WHEN YOUR LICENSE EXPIRES Some years back, the Commonwealth of Massachusetts decided they could save a few bucks if they stopped reminding people to renew their drivers licenses. We are all supposed to remember what year our license expires. Since drivers licenses are good for five years, pretty much no one remembers. If you … Continue reading THE REVOLUTION RESTARTS AT THE REGISTRY

PROCLIVITY?

I have not a single thought to go with proclivity as a prompt. I know what it means. Definition isn't the issue. It's just that my head is empty. Nothing pops up. Not a memory from way back when -- or a line from a movie -- or the title of a song. Nada. Nothing. … Continue reading PROCLIVITY?

WAITING IS – SEPTEMBER’S WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE

WordPress WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE: WAITING The Weekly Photo Challenge is on a break this week. Since waiting was a great topic, I thought I'd add a new one to last week's subject. After all, I am always waiting for something. When I finish waiting for whatever I was waiting for, I'm immediately awaiting something else. … Continue reading WAITING IS – SEPTEMBER’S WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE

BEFORE THE FALL

WordPress WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE: WAITING We live in a region of rivers and dams. Back when this country was more a hope than a reality, this was the river where America's transition to industrialization began. According to the National Parks guide: "The Blackstone River Valley of Massachusetts and Rhode Island is the “Birthplace of the … Continue reading BEFORE THE FALL

WAITING – COMING HOME: THURDAY’S SPECIAL

THURSDAY'S SPECIAL: WAITING Waiting. Waiting for the clouds to burst? For the road to take us home?  Long drives are the essence of waiting. In both pictures, we were almost home.

THE PAUSE IN TIME

A pause in the timeline? How much waiting is good for the soul and how much makes you crazy? In "Stranger In A Strange Land," Michael Valentine Smith typically said "Waiting is." It was a zen-like inscrutable comment. Like Bill Belichick's "It is what it is." Both translate loosely to "The moment contains what it contains. Since … Continue reading THE PAUSE IN TIME

ACCEPTING WHATEVER IT MAY BE

ACCEPTING, ACCEPTANCE, AND MOVING ON It's one of the things you learn getting older. You really can't fight all the battles because there are too many battles and too few of you. So you accept that the plow driver knocked down half a wall and dug up a big chunk of garden ... which someone … Continue reading ACCEPTING WHATEVER IT MAY BE

ANTICIPATION. ALWAYS.

PHOTO CHALLENGE | Anticipation

WAITING FOR SOMETHING

As Michael Valentine Smith used to say, "Waiting is." Because we are all waiting for something or someone. Bonnie and Gibbs are waiting for me or Garry to give them their next treat. I'm waiting for Garry to rise and shine. It's my day to see the doctor, so he is waiting for me. The guy with … Continue reading WAITING FOR SOMETHING