A very dear friend of mine called last evening to extend Happy New Years wishes. We chatted for a bit, talking about the challenges 2017 brought into our lives. My friend lost her Mom last New Year's Eve, so her reflections were particularly raw and poignant. However, she turned the conversation to a more positive and …
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Happy New Year, Mom
"Are you going to visit your Mum today?" my fiance asked. Usually it is a question easily answered, although the reason for the answer is not always simple. Today the answer is "no...it is just too hard". Today is New Year's Eve, 2017. Another chapter in my life and the life of everyone else closes and …
On the Eve of New Year’s Eve
Sometimes I think of ordinary things or events in a different light, and it makes me question why some things are the way they are. As New Year's Eve fast approaches, no doubt an iconic scene etched in the minds of almost everyone in the free world is that of the ball falling in Times Square, …
Cary to Calcutta 