by Marie Watts | Nov 18, 2019 | Blog
There was a time when I could walk into anyone’s house and answer the telephone, turn on the TV, operate the stove, and flush the toilet. Not anymore. Remember when you just picked up the telephone handset and said ‘hello’? Now it’s punching a button to talk and...
by Marie Watts | Nov 12, 2019 | Blog
Thanksgiving has become an afterthought, an impediment to retailers hoping to make a fortune during the Christmas season. Halloween will soon be gobbled up as well. Hints of red and green began to show at stores brazen enough to decorate before the trick or treaters...
by Marie Watts | Oct 29, 2019 | Blog
While sunsets can be gorgeous, I’ve always been a sunrise kind of girl. To me, dawn brings the excitement of a new beginning, the promise of surprising possibilities that await. My first recollection of the exhilaration of sunrise was in my teens during a...
by Marie Watts | Oct 28, 2019 | Blog
Curious about my ancestors and not my predisposition to illnesses, I had my saliva tested by 23AndMe a number of years ago. Imagine my surprise when the company recently shared thirty-four traits gleaned from my DNA. To think that they are able describe me from a...
by Marie Watts | Oct 21, 2019 | Blog
Last week we upgraded our internet to fiber. After completion, the landline rang, and I saw the name of the caller flash across the phone screen. Shocked, I asked my husband what had happened. When moving to the area some fifteen years ago, we had declined caller-ID...
by Marie Watts | Oct 14, 2019 | Blog
I saw a piece on television about a gentleman who had recently passed away at the age of one hundred eight. Until shortly before his death, he had worked as a barber for ninety-six years. Eight hours a day, five days a week. Clip…Clip…Clip… This feat totally...
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