DK4 Thoughts on Day Four
For whatever it may be worth, I offer my thoughts and observations on my personal DK4 experience to date. I write as an older user who is not very tech savy, having not even entered the computer world...
View ArticleDkos4: Day 6 Thoughts
For me, jumping right into the deep end of this Olympic sized web pool was not a good idea. I nearly drowned because I had no idea it was so big and so deep. By day three of trying to grok the meaning...
View ArticleShifting Sands
The word community has many many meanings, and our definitions vary greatly. My own perception of what it means has certainly shifted and changed through the years. The one constant thread that winds...
View ArticleDKos 4: Day Ten Thoughts
Well, I am still here. If you'd asked me back on the first few days into the transition, I'd have said the chances of me being able to hang in here were next to zip. Nada. No way. I have finally tamed...
View ArticleDKOS 4: Day 19 Thoughts
One thing I enjoy very much about getting old is becoming more of an observer, than an actor. Once I got past my own initial panic and full blown cranky crises over the change to dK4, I've returned to...
View ArticleDear Old Clara
Nobody could remember ever hearing Dear Old Clara say a single word. She was like a little humpbacked shadow who got up every morning, got dressed, then came to sit silently on her tall stool in the...
View ArticleThe Human Factor (and Open Cranky Thread)
I am cranky and for once it's got nothing to do with software glitches, although this is an Open Thread where those can certainly be discussed as well.I'm cranky because of HUMAN glitches that cause...
View ArticleThe Little Ones Shall Lead...
She stopped in her still wobbly tracks, plopped down on her butt in the middle of the sidewalk her face full of awe, intent on what she saw.It was an ant hill, a big one, swarming with hundreds of very...
View ArticleOpen Thread For Crankies
The overall level of crankiness around here seems to be decreasing somewhat, but I did find myself having a small relapse over these past few days of trying to navigate the group dynamics. I get it...
View ArticleThursday Open Thread and Thoughts on Crankiness
Happy Thursday, Dear Crankies! (Crankists? Crankers? Crankologists?)Since I can't dazzle you with techie tips or anything else useful, let's just spend a minute considering "crankiness" in general....
View ArticleThe Train
It had been a very bad day and it wasn't over yet the door could still open and he'd be there again she counted each second till it would be time for the train to come and take her away please please...
View ArticleA Dignified Death
One morning she awoke and she simply knew. Right time was drawing near. She smiled, and began the slow, painful movements of getting out of her bed.
View ArticlePatient Centered Primary Care: The Good Old Days
I passed my RN state boards in 1972, and went to work for a large hospital affiliated with the Mayo Clinic, on the surgical orthopedic unit. I invite you to join me on this trip back to the days when...
View ArticleMy Guys
(This is another true story about wonderful people I've encountered in my long years of working in the health care field. Names have been changed.)I was almost out of rent money and desperate for a...
View ArticleA Rollator on a Leash!
When I was younger, I thought it was so sad to see old folks staying home so much of the time, instead of getting out and staying engaged with the world. .Then guess what? I got old.
View ArticleStifled No More
Lately, I've been watching old movies about ordinary people forming unions to fight for their rights to be treated decently. Wilmar 8, the Salt of the Earth, powerful woman striding forth into battles,...
View ArticleRemembering Jerry Ray
He was a quiet kid, my little brother. A loner, who preferred reading books to sports, and helping Mom cook, over more manly chores. Mostly, he tried to stay out of the way in our unhappy household. He...
View ArticleNon Violent Power: a Memory
Una'a excellent diary on non violent response to bullies brought back a memory of a true event I'd like to share with you, that happened many years ago. It was one of the most powerful events I have...
View ArticleA Bad Day For Poor Working Moms in Minnesota
If you are a low income employed single Mom in Minnesota who relies on child care assistance in order to be able to work, it is a very bad day. It seems child care subsidies were not covered under...
View ArticleIf I Could.....
(Authors Note: I find aging to be one of the most challenging, confusing, and fascinating adventures in my life. I deal with it mostly via writing my way through it in private journals. It can be a...
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