By Nellie Curtiss … The pain was more than I could tolerate, and tears welled up automatically even as I shrieked. My service dog didn’t know what to do, but he stayed close by as I finally decided to call 911. I wasn’t thinking about how many others are dealing with these low back pains,Continue reading “Blessings in ER Coats”
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Political lessons from Murder, She Wrote
By Nellie Curtiss … Remember that book by Robert Fulghum, All I really need to know, I learned in kindergarten? I think, all I really need to know about Politics, I learned from Murder, She Wrote. Murder, She Wrote ran in the 80-90’s and stars Dame Angela Lansbury as author J. B. Fletcher. All episodesContinue reading “Political lessons from Murder, She Wrote“
Giving meds to cats ought to be easier
By Nellie Curtiss … A friend laughed the other day as she told the story of properly administering meds to a cat. She said, “If we can get to the moon and back, then we ought to have medicine for cats that they WANT to take, that taste good to the cat.” This week withContinue reading “Giving meds to cats ought to be easier”
Independence Day now and then
By Nellie Curtiss … Back in 2010 some 12 years ago this week, Mom crossed the dimensions into the afterlife. Having endured emphysema and lung cancer as a result of early onset smoking as a preteen, she reached her final independence. Since that time, my sisters and I have rolled over into retirement or semi-retirementContinue reading “Independence Day now and then”
Coffee and conversation, a love affair
By Nellie Curtiss … Like you, I enjoy a medium roast breakfast coffee brewed in my trusty but aging Keurig. As an early whippersnapper, I tasted my mother’s dark coffee and immediately spit it out. “Yuk!” Preferring Nestle’s Quick chocolate milk, I liked tea all right. That is, loaded with ice and sugar. Southerners madeContinue reading “Coffee and conversation, a love affair“
It’s an epidemic!
by Nellie Curtiss … Isn’t it time we value our children and families more than we value the gun lobby? Matthew McConaughey’s hometown is Uvalde, Tx. The day of the Robb Elementary massacre in Uvalde, he asked us on Facebook, “The true call to action now is for every American to take a longer andContinue reading “It’s an epidemic!”
Mental health issues are highlighted on the Equalizer
by Nellie Curtiss … I’ve been noticing that the best tv shows are using contemporary issues to drive programing. Apropos during May is Mental Health Awareness was the latest episode of the Equalizer shedding light on cybercrime and suicide prevention. Last Sunday’s Season 2 Episode 18 of the EQUALIZER addressed these issues in these high-techContinue reading “Mental health issues are highlighted on the Equalizer“
Mother’s Day in Spain at the lake
by Nellie Curtiss … Sunday May 13 in 1962 was a special Mother’s Day. Just a month earlier, my sister, my mom and I had joined our stepdad near Madrid, Spain. Daddy Joe, an airman stationed at Torrejon Air Force Base, wanted the day to be memorable, so he planned a family picnic and fishingContinue reading “Mother’s Day in Spain at the lake“
Commercials? Had enough already?
by Nellie Curtiss … Turn on the CBS Evening News with Norah O’Donnell and with a little bit of war, gasoline prices, and budget woes, comes a gawd awful lot of commercials. Watch a streaming service like AMC Plus, and with Law and Order you get ads out your legal hardbacks; or watch the AndyContinue reading “Commercials? Had enough already?”
Sometimes you have to turn it off
by Nellie Curtiss … My oversized mobile kept making mistakes when I tweeted or posted on Twitter and Facebook. Forget Instagram or TikTok. An “A” became “S” and the overseer Siri couldn’t respond to my pleas, “Siri, where is my phone?” “Siri, reboot my phone.” If the technology quit loading, I had to turn itContinue reading “Sometimes you have to turn it off”
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