Author Archives: kdewez

Customer Service-Shorefault Disease

Posted on January 21, 2016 by kdewez

At work, on a good day,I hide in my office, swivel in my big chair and sniff the sharpies while doing the accounting, payroll and the business end of running our insurance business.   I don’t need to interact with the … Continue reading →

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People of a Certain Age

Posted on January 20, 2016 by kdewez

“The first thing I do in the morning is read the obituaries.  If my name isn’t listed, I start my day”   The quote above, in various forms, has been attributed to about a million different people (or maybe less, … Continue reading →

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Hi-brain-ation, Please Stand By

Posted on January 17, 2016 by kdewez

As I mentioned in a post the other day, I am in hi-brain-ation, and my mental acuity is at an all time low.   Like joy sucking zombies, the sunless, cold January days seem to have reached in and attached … Continue reading →

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Are you in there? Happy Birthday Mom

Posted on January 16, 2016 by kdewez

Happy 96th Birthday Mom. You look so happy in the picture.   Seeing your smile makes me happy, and I’m sorry I’m not with you today. When I talked to you, you managed to say the words “thank you” but … Continue reading →

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Blame it on the Dog

Posted on January 12, 2016 by kdewez

For the last week, the dogs and I have been batching it.    “Get me outta here, I need a vacation” Dave was off doing freezy things in Montana ( ice fishing, snowmobiling, other freezy type things you do when … Continue reading →

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Are you an Eeyore or Tigger? Me? I want to be an Eeger

Posted on January 10, 2016 by kdewez

Do you see a pattern here?   I’m quoting children’s books again.  You might think I hadn’t read any adult literature. I’m okay with that because there are plenty of people who can spout philosophy from the muddy depths of … Continue reading →

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Bless This Hot Mess

Posted on January 8, 2016 by kdewez

  I saw this little message on a sign the other day and thought how appropriate it is for me right now. I am one HOT MESS. Each January my brain goes into hibernation.  I can’t speak intelligently, put words … Continue reading →

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The Places We’ll Go- Thoughts on Learning, Change and Growth

Posted on January 6, 2016 by kdewez

“You’ll get mixed up, of course, as you already know. You’ll get mixed up with many strange birds as you go. So be sure when you step. Step with care and great tact and remember that Life’s a Great Balancing … Continue reading →

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Surprise! Eyebrows are overrated anyway…

Posted on January 2, 2016 by kdewez

I turned sixty last year.  I’m….let me count….one, fifteen….um…forty eight…yes…forty-eight days from my sixty-first birthday. Things happen to a body when a person passes a certain age.   One day we glance in the mirror on exiting the shower and we’re … Continue reading →

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Holiday Remnants- Glitter,Dog Hair and Return Lines

Posted on January 1, 2016 by kdewez

January 1, 2016, a brand new year. Let’s-stay-up-late Dave and me just barely made the stroke of midnight last night and then it was “see ya! Night! Happy new year” and snooze. This morning, as I weeble wobbled my way downstairs … Continue reading →

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