This week here in the US we celebrate Thanksgiving. It’s a time for families to get together over what’s usually a comically large amount of food and take time to be thankful for all of our blessings. It’s a holiday full of rituals. For some it’s the breaking of the wishbone. For others it’s scouring the Black Friday ads. Some… Read more »
This past weekend I spent time with a good friend who has recently gone through a divorce. While her circumstances were very different, I went through one myself in 2002 and, to put it mildly, it sucks. However, it also gives you a lot of opportunity for introspection. I have previously written about relationship myths that we all need stop believing,… Read more »
After finding out I have a blog most people ask what it’s about. As I’ve discussed before, that can be a tricky question to answer, but I try. http://beckypalmer.thecomputerguy.bz/2016/03/whats-a-knotty-thing/ But even trickier is when people ask WHY I have one. The simplest answer is that it’s my hobby. I don’t do arts and crafts. I don’t enjoy cooking. I do like… Read more »
Almost all of us have fold memories of a pet who is no longer with us, so this is a day that can touch us all. There is a lovely poem, author unknown about a place called the Rainbow Bridge, essentially a heaven for well-loved pets. You can find it all over the internet, including here: https://www.rainbowsbridge.com/Poem.htm Deborah Barnes is a… Read more »
Today is Aunt and Uncle day! As everyone knows, while I have no human offspring of my own I absolutely adore my niece and nephew. I might be slightly biased, but I think they are the cutest, bestest kids on the planet. I have pictures of them all over my desk at work, as my wallpaper on all my electronic… Read more »
Normally my “holiday” posts are fun little ditties about celebrating pickles or something equally silly. Today is a little different. Today is Loving day. This isn’t about loving your neighbor- as much as we all should do that! Today is about a young couple in love named Mildred Jeter and Richard Loving. They fell in love and decided to get… Read more »
Today is Thank you Thursday. This might be the easiest day ever to “celebrate”. We ALL have people we owe a big thank you to. Some of those folks we may have already acknowledged, but many we haven’t. And it’s so simple! Just call, text, email, or walk right up to that person and say “thank you”. If you are… Read more »
On Sunday April 22nd my nephew Luke confirmed at the Freedom Lutheran church in rural Janesville MN. My sister (his mother) and I were confirmed there, as was our father and our grandfather and many other members of my dad’s family. While I’ve long since moved away, Freedom will always hold a special, if sometimes conflicted, place in my heart…. Read more »
Here’s an idea everyone can get behind- World Party Day! The idea comes from the book “Flight- a Quantum Fiction Novel” written 1995 by Vanna Bonta. At the end of this sci fi novel there is a worldwide celebration that takes place on April 3rd 2000. While not necessarily hugely important to the overall plot (which is pretty confusing to… Read more »
Something I’ve heard from several women lately is that they are “too independent to be married”. Now, most of the women saying this to be are recently divorced or in the midst of divorce, so it certainly makes sense that marriage isn’t high on their list of favorite things right now. However, I 1000% wholeheartedly reject the underlining premise, which… Read more »