Author Archives: pfoconnor99

That’s right. Daughter no 4 is moving there to complete her ‘final’ two years of college. So the MO and I are heading there later this week to find her somewhere to live. It’s a 4 hour drive and I am vey sure the MO will be tapping away on the iPad and talking onContinue reading “Asheville”

Have been in physical therapy for the last several weeks due to lower back pain. Getting older is no fun. March is medical month for me and the MO. Physicals, eyes, dentist and now PT (for me) The MO has a bad hip and is also in the PT program. She was supposed to beContinue reading “Bad back”

The mortgage originator is upstairs pounding away on her keyboard, while, at the same time, talking a customer off the ledge. While all this is going on, it seems the country is tearing itself apart over this election cycle. After living on this planet for 64 years, I can pretty much guarantee that we willContinue reading “I just can’t”

How do you define success? Is it how much money you have or can accumulate? Is it more family orientated? The size of your house, car status? I think you get my point. So, success for me has a variety of definitions. It has little to do with money, although you have to have some.Continue reading “Hard Work”

It just makes sense to vote as soon as the polls open, rather than waiting for Nov 3. We have about 330 million people in this country, and about 140 million people who vote. If you think that the polling stations across the country can handle 140 million voters on one day (Nov 3), thenContinue reading “I Voted Early”

Yep, it’s Fall again. Cooler, sunny days followed by rainy dull days. Today is one of those rainy dull days, and its Friday. During these Covid days, it occurs to me that there are many people who, on days like today, are locking indoors, and suffering. I don’t mean feeling bad about Covid, or theContinue reading “Rain”

So, I have spent the last week in the NC mountains. Very close to the Georgia state line. Funny thing about mountain people. They seem to think differently from city people. I guess the population density is different, the economic status is different, demographics are different and certainly the air is different. I saw aContinue reading “Back from the mountains”

A set of facts or opinions, presented in a rational manner and in a forum where probing questions can be asked and answered. You MAKE an argument. The idea of an argument, it to make a case and ideally have people agree with you, change their mind in your favor, or simply enlighten them. AgreementsContinue reading “Argument”

With any change of season, we expect weather changes. We have a habit of looking at seasons as markers, or partial year sign posts. I am not convinced that this is an appropriate way to look at time and life. Time is the ever moving bogy man. We can’t see it, we can’t grab holdContinue reading “Fall”

I shouldn’t have to even say this, however it seems we all need reminding be be more kind to everyone we meet. We don’t need to judge people on their political, religious beliefs, nor color, sexual orientation, age etc. We are so divided and as a result, our discourse have become more vitriolic. So sadContinue reading “Be More Kind”