Labor and delivery - nobody EVER says it was easy - but you had an extra battle, keeping the doctor from slicing into you and pulling the baby out, then stitching you shut again... it seems to be far too

Solve a problem. Take action. Get inspired. You got the good stuff out of this book - thanks for sharing. Twitter shared by me:

Wow, what an image! we are seventy percent water, the rest is first quality oil, that's why we fry well in the seventh pan, Satan must have high cholesterol, from so much frying, we are failed alchemists,

Oops, 8 days later, I see this. #Thankyou for your kind thoughts. And may all be well with you!

Yes, take the pills - (pretend to swallow them?) and run! I'm sorry for all your trials and tribulations. Mine continue to escalate but I've firmly resolved to Not Even Speak of It I'm not gonna be that

That's uplifting! I've a better writing schedule than ever before, and it's not a matter of more time, rather more drive. I'm overwhelmed by a sense of profound rebirth #inspired #thanks for this

Clever and imaginative! Thanks to @owasco for reblogging this, or I might never have seen it. To try new things, with no idea what the consequences may be - our narrator is a real trooper, taking it all

covid forever malaria too (Henrry in Venezuala) Bring on the elderberry and aronia juice, the garlic and ginger, the chamomile tea... thanks and wishing you well too!!!

Found it! One of many versions, anyway: This is a classic urban legend, dating back at least to the 1940s. The familiar tale is most often told as having happened to a friend's college roommate or high

So much to love about this post! Thanks for it! Great grandpa was a talented musician and used to play in the big bands of the ballroom era. Both my Mom and Dad used every bit of talent to better the lives

Sadly, this is true all over the world: More than a health problem we have a political problem that ruined everything else and brought health problems back (with a vengeance). May your wife remain well!

Malaria on the rise - and RSV, and more variants of Covid - and more young athletes dropping dead of cardiac arrest. I'm glad you seem to be on the mend, Henrry! And I'm surprised if "lots of fluids,

Marianne, I'm so sorry to hear you've been under the weather with THAT stuff.. when will it end?? In July, a cousin messaged everyone the day after a big family reunion to say she had tested positive for

Night fishing. The grandma watches the kids. Bring "at least two hundred pounds of ice" to keep the fish good until morning - how big is this boat, and how does one make coffee on this boat?

Books selling the wisdom of our grandmas: my guess is that only the old ones will read them. The young ones already know everything! .... that is what idioms and sayings do, they brighten up the language

What a surprise twist at the end - this reads like an urban legend, the one where teenagers find a hand stuck in the door - very clever! p.s. That "Ghana must go" bag is intriguing.

Frozen when you bought them, right? I just won't ask for a logical explanation from the man of the house....

May you never hear his voice again That too sounds like an opening line to a story or poem. :) It's... iambic pentameter, right? Or.... oh dear, I have to look it up!! Iambic Pentameter is made up of two

Not just murder, but she was missing for months, then found at last (so many are never found, and Not Knowing is worse than knowing). Her killers were never apprehended. They walk free today. They're grandpas.

Bless you. Yes. Yes! Ethnicity, culture, religion, parenting - to some point it has nothing to do with how you were raised - It's one thing to raise a child to be tough and assertive. Or to indoctrinate