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Easter!

Posted on April 8, 2012 by favoritephilosopher

And now it is Easter.  Resuurection! Renewal!  The new beginning we talked about on Holy Thursday!  (I must interject I went to Good Friday Mass at a different parish and it felt more at home, more reverent.  However, I will … Continue reading →

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“What’s THAT about?” – Reflection on Holy Thursday

Posted on April 5, 2012 by favoritephilosopher

“What’s THAT about?”  Terri would say whenever she somewhat disapproved of something but was willing to entertain explanation of why it was the way it was. One of the challenges facing me is finding a Catholic Church to attend.  After … Continue reading →

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Where am I?

Posted on April 5, 2012 by favoritephilosopher

If you hear of a missing person matching my description on the news it just means I’m wandering around being lost.  We are in Laguna Hills and that is the worst – the roads change names, they twist and turn, … Continue reading →

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The Logic of Hot Rod

Posted on April 4, 2012 by favoritephilosopher

I  put a photo of Hot Rod and Ed the Dog so you get some perspective on how big Hot Rod is.  Ed is a 50 pound boxer.  Hot Rod has a head the size of a playground ball.  He … Continue reading →

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Neurotic Pets

Posted on April 1, 2012 by favoritephilosopher

OK, both Twister and Ed the Dog have had a rough time of it since moving.  For the first couple of weeks the only time we saw Twisty was when the food bin opened.  Then she was gone again. When … Continue reading →

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Settling In

Posted on March 25, 2012 by favoritephilosopher

I arrived home last Thursday from Terri’s funeral.  It was an emotional and exhausting four days.  It still seems like a bad dream to me, but of course there is nothing now but to move on. I was supposed to … Continue reading →

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A Storm in SoCal!

Posted on March 19, 2012 by favoritephilosopher

I am so excited.  I laughed when the SoCal weather reports called for a storm on Saturday, and showed the satellite of it moving down from the arctic to the west coast, and then making its way here.  Oooh, I’m … Continue reading →

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Travelling Zoo

Posted on March 14, 2012 by favoritephilosopher

Al took off early Sunday morning with the 26′ UHaul.  I was to follow up with a pickup truckload o’ stuff and Ed the Dog and Twister the Cat.  The truck could literally not take one more item.  I had … Continue reading →

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Back to the Future

Posted on March 14, 2012 by favoritephilosopher

It has been difficult for me to get back to Favorite Philosopher.  Al and I completed our move to Laguna Hills, CA on Sunday March 11.  There is plenty of debris rolling around in my brain to write about, but … Continue reading →

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The Wind

Posted on March 6, 2012 by favoritephilosopher

Today is a dark day for me.  One of my dearest friends, Terri, is coming home from the hospital today and is not expected to live beyond a few hours or days.  Terri is my quilting friend, she is my … Continue reading →

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