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April 22, 2009

Mama's legacy....

I went to a "Donor/Scholar" breakfast meeting at Lakeland Community College today. there were Board of Directors there, there were College officials there, there were testimonial speeches of how the scholarships help the students, there were donors explaining their reasons for support education to the needy and undereducated, etc. I got a bit teary eyed hearing the women's center students talk about being dead if it weren't for the women's center women who helped them. When I went up afterward to greet and meet some of the students most of the students knew who Mommy was. There were a couple who just looked at me blankly trying to reach into their brains to know who she was. Gloria Lane was there to explain. Once they realized who Mommy was, they were very ecstatic to meet me. It tugs at the heartstrings to go to these events. The college president Dr. Morris Beveridge came over to greet me and his vice president,Marianne Blakely came over to ask how I was doing. You know, it is nice to be treated decently for a change. I guess the money I donate in Mommy's memory is worth every bit of it. I will continue her legacy each year supporting the life's work she started and which continues to their credit. This is the only venue I feel comfortable in any more. I think it is time for me to find a better town to live in where I feel useful and appreciated. It feels like time to retire or break old links and fix this chain driven vehicle. Mama's legacy to me is Respiratory. At least it is for now. There is much more on a family and personal level of course, but for today, this Donor/Scholar breakfast was a decent event for me to be at. I have been cranky all week. Maybe all year. I know I have been angry. Maybe time will heal this woe.

April 19, 2009

Wobbly little people are just that...

I have no idea why that is the title but I do take care of many who are wobbly and at risk of falling. Usually it is a consequence of a certain life style. I am always amazed by how much folks hurt themselves trying to deal with life's challenges, ie Smoking, drugs, alcohol, secret affairs,poor dietary choices,bodily risk or mutilations,etc. Sometimes things just pop into this old brrrr..ain and ,well, there they are. Spring is trying to be both summer and winter all at once these days. I am really looking forward to warm weather. I hope and pray you all are well and thriving in your careers and families.