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Second Dream August 3, 2020. I grabbed a bottle of Russian Imperial Stout from the ice in the freezer, set it on the counter, then raised my glass and finished the beer. Wait, I started to wake, I hadn’t been drinking tonight. That wasn’t the counter or freezer in my house. Was this a dream?Continue reading “2nd Dream”

7/31/2020: First Dream 7:30 am: I don’t remember my dreams often, but I just woke from a very vivid one that Marilyn and Carol were both in. It was a Hallmark movie setting. Carol and I were opening a trendy 4 story retail building in an area that looked like the London setting for LastContinue reading “1st Dream”

One Answered Prayer Many of the times I’ve prayed, the results took the form of indirect help, half answers that might have been coincidence. But one time, I can absolutely say my prayer was answered. It was Wednesday, June 24th, two days after Valerie’s stroke. She had stabilized through the day, but it had beenContinue reading “One Answered Prayer”

1/19/2021 Third Dream  I was picking out clothes to wear to a wedding. Tie, shirt, suit, deciding between black or brown dress shoes from my attic closet area in my childhood home. I had nondescript friends shooting the bull with me, razzing me about my date for after the wedding. The image I had ofContinue reading “3rd Dream”

I’m just starting this blog to share my thoughts. I have had a very unique life experience in the last two years. I am looking for feedback on what I put out here for people to read, and I hope others might ask for insights I have gathered through my experiences in marriage, spousal suicide,Continue reading “The Real Me”

Jack and Duncan Late February, my dog Jack was getting to be in worse and worse shape. He was a month away from turning 14, severe allergies, bad hips. I called and talked to the vet, and she agreed that it was probably time to put him down. I talked to Mitch and Mary separately,Continue reading “Jack and Duncan”

Twenty one Months It’s been 21 months since I’ve heard you, at least on the phone. Work is the same, covering for other teachers because we don’t have enough subs, etc. I don’t think you would like the protocols everyone has to follow these days. I asked Puffer the other day how her husband’s yearContinue reading “21 Months”

I’m just starting this blog to share my thoughts. I have had a very unique life experience in the last two years. I am looking for feedback on what I put out here for people to read, and I hope others might ask for insights I have gathered through my experiences in marriage, spousal suicide,Continue reading “Welcome to My World!”