If Ever You...If you ever return here and figure out that this is me, I have two songs you should listen to, actually hear and understand the lyrics. Bonnie Raitt's - "I Can't Make You Love Me" Susan Tedeschi's - "Don't Think Twice..." I asked you for one...See More »
"The... [I Like a Good Quote]"The biggest coward is a man who awakens a woman's love with no intention of loving her." ~ Bob Marley If this isn't the truth... Also said, by whom I don't know: "you can only truly hate someone you truly love." I do!
Melon and her messagesEarly morning, the day after my bestie of 50+ years passed, I sat on the deck with hot coffee talking to her as we had done for 50+ years. My best friend was gone. What was I to do without her? I've never been an adult without her. She was my...See More »
They Kneeled... [I Am a Ny Yankees Fan]I'm 63 years old and have been a fan since February 1964. Attended countless games (lucky me) and watched faithfully for decades. I live in the United States only because someone fought to get here from Eastern Europe, worked hard and again,...See More »
I Love My SonThe world is a mess. My son is with us since this pandemic hit the sports world and he is working from home, our home. My new husband is wonderful as he welcomed my grown son with open arms. It's been months and from time to time, uncomfortable...See More »
I Love NatureThe dogwood trees, so delicate, often barely noticeable dot the highway I use to commute to my place of employment. As the sun rises the soft petals explode against the pines. Randomly placed, a gift of nature. I think of the story my Toots...See More »
I Never Got Over Death Of A Loved OneSpring training...it's "our" time of the year. I am no longer a part of an "our" as she has been gone since August. I am an I. How we loved "our" team. We would be on the phone discussing who was who, what was what and where they should bat. Old...See More »
I Love My SonSitting on the couch, nursing a cold, I hear my phone ping my "text" ping. I look and an instant smile. It's a text from Stinky. He got that first real coaching job, albeit at a Division 2 school, 600 miles away. I'm proud of him. He's living his...See More »
I Am a True and Loyal FriendDid I leave Smitty flat when I found Melon? I remember being very good friends with Smitty, often going to her home hanging with her and her neighborhood friends. We would play ball, ice skate, sled. I can't remember what it was that made us grow...See More »
I Am a Ny Yankees FanTen years ago, I made a five dollar bet with my child that Derek Jeter would get elected into the Hall of Fame unanimously. Yesterday afternoon, I texted him asking if he remembered making said bet. He is a man of few words, "I do". "Well, today...See More »
I Never Got Over Death Of A Loved OneLast year I sat on the phone, miles away from my bestie both of us had ESPN on the television. We were laughing and giggling reminiscing about all the Yankee games we had attended and having watch Mariano Rivera grow from a skinny kid on the hill to...See More »
I Never Got Over Death Of A Loved OneWe met when we were twelve years old in junior high school. We were too young to understand the dance that people do when they meet before creating that bond for life friendship. There was an immediate shift of existing friendships and we became a...See More »
I Am Grateful For My Life LessonsSometimes the pain of these lessons never seems to lessen. Oh how I loved you and you just couldn't love me back so you pretended and took what you could. You couldn't find the courage to tell me so you strung me along...taking. I remember so...See More »
I Love My SonLiving his dream has drastically changed our worlds. He lives away, works incredibly long hours and doesn't know from season to season where the winds will take him. Holidays are so different and we can't have any of the old traditions because the...See More »
I Am Grateful For My Life LessonsI spent 30+ years working in commercial printing. Landfill, I created landfill. I would eventually wind up in a job handling the production of children's books. I loved it. I love the smell of the ink, the feel of the stock, turning of the...See More »
I Am a True and Loyal FriendI don’t know what to do. My best friend of 50 years was put in hospice care yesterday. She was the smart one. I’m the funny one who can’t find anything funny. My heart is broken and she’s not here to talk me thru it. No one left to fix me. What ha...See More »
I Am a True and Loyal FriendA letter to you, My best buddy is dying. You and I have almost as much history as she and I do. I so want and need to let you know because I love you the way I love her. I don't ever have to explain because we all lived it together. I need...See More »
I Am a True and Loyal FriendI allowed my eyes to leak a bit today. I haven't allowed that to happen since I found out you were dying. I'm asking you to be strong and fight hard because I need you. You can't see me suffer knowing you're in pain and continue to have the...See More »
I Am a Hopeless RomanticI'll always love you, although I don't want to. I still look every day to see if you may have called to me... Sadly, I'm deflated daily. I'll always love you, although I don't want to.
I Am Grateful For My Life LessonsAs the song sings, "Send my love to your new lover, treat her better, We've gotta let go of all of our ghosts, We both know we ain't kids no more..." I think of how I walked so far from my lover and the person I thought was my best friend. I...See More »
I Am An Animal LoverI was Suzie's human. I've never had a dog that loved me more than Suzie. She came into my life at a crucial time. My husband had died unexpectedly, our son in high school and being heavily recruited for college, living in a tougher than average...See More »
I Love My SonHe's having a birthday in a few days and I can't help but reflect. I truly loved the job of being Mom when he was young. I truly love the job of being Friend now that he is no longer young. I raised a fine man who makes me very proud. I like...See More »
