Finding Direction: The Wind Vane Chronicles

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Finding Direction:  The Wind Vane Chronicles

Entries from March 28th, 2008

A Second “Wind Vane” Story: Search For Profoundness Leads Back Home

March 28th, 2008 · 7 Comments · Uncategorized, Wind Vane Stories

[Note:  I need help from y'all, again, and lots of comments because this is the second piece of writing that I want to enter into the writing contest that is sponsored by the Picayune Writers' Group.  I have until May 31st in which to enter 3 pieces of work.  There are several categories, but at [...]

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Cinderella Turned Into A Pumpkin at Midnight . . .

March 26th, 2008 · 8 Comments · Health

. . . I turn into a pumpkin at 10! Well – it looks like my life of partying constantly day and night is over, y’all.  Shucks! But I’m doing better and am managing this new life style a bit better the past few days, so all is not lost. I saw my cardiologist yesterday [...]

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Moving On . . .

March 24th, 2008 · 10 Comments · Health, Uncategorized, Wind Vane Stories

Thanks, y’all for all of the comments and critiques through emails the past few days on my last post.  I’ve gotten some good feedback and now am going to work to further edit the piece to get it ready for entering in the contest.  I have until May 31st to turn the three pieces in, [...]

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A “Wind Vane” Story: Acquisition – July 4, 1995

March 20th, 2008 · 20 Comments · Uncategorized, Wind Vane Stories

[Note:  I felt really bad this morning until about noon, but am feeling better now.  Several of you have emailed me and sent pictures and I really appreciate it, but haven't had a chance to write back.  But, I will. In the meantime, I want to share with you today one of my "Wind Vane" [...]

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Living Moment to Moment

March 18th, 2008 · 11 Comments · Health, Tom & Me, Uncategorized

I’m still here. I’ve been feeling completely overwhelmed and in shock the past several days with this new turn of events in my life, but have been doing my best, at Tom’s guidance, which is God given, to focus on my life one precious moment at a time. And I literally mean, from one moment [...]

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Hospitalized All Week; Major New Health Disability

March 15th, 2008 · 20 Comments · Health, Tom & Me

My autonomic vascular system has failed. In laymen’s terms, my blood vessels no longer constrict and open as they should due to my diabetes and my blood pressure plunges precipitously when I go from lying down to sitting to standing.  And the options to correct it are few and nebulous because of all of my [...]

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Dee is in the hospital

March 11th, 2008 · 20 Comments · Uncategorized

She is ok, just some tests to see why her blood pressure drops so low when she stands up. She will get back to blogging in a few days. Tom

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