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basykes

Married almost 45 years, raised 5 kids, buried two.  Worked many years in the medical field, as transcriptionist and then office manager.  Now essentially "retired," but work as the theatre critic for the local paper and occasionally write feature articles.  Best experience:  6 weeks in Australia in 2003, visiting a girlfriend I met on the internet.  We were Thelma and Louise and loved it.

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How did you get to where you are now?

I dunno.  Just living one day to the next, I guess.  There was no life plan for me.

How do you see yourself differently now than you did 10 years ago?

I think I am more accepting of what I have and especially what I don't have.  I feel calmer within myself

Where do you see yourself in 10 years?

Probably still sitting here at my computer.

a postcard to my younger self

Hang on.  It's going to be a bumpy ride and some parts won't be very pleasant, but mostly it will be great.  (Try to develop an exercise plan, though...)

my posts

5 TV shows worth watching

Posted in books & entertainment, love it! lists on March 03, 2011
Who says there's nothing good on TV? Here are five shows not to miss.read more »

The Choir

Posted in books & entertainment on September 27, 2010

If you have cable-TV, you must check out the BBC’s newest sensation, The Choir.  This is the reality TV version of Glee, but it has a lot more heart (and…

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Health Care Nightmare

Posted in health & fitness, work & money on April 02, 2010

I have been gone for about a week, during which we have been dealing with a health care problem concerning my husband’s 96 year old mother, which should be a warning for…

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Dying in bits and pieces

Posted in family & relationships, health & fitness on March 25, 2010

About a month ago, my 96 year old mother-in-law was taken to the hospital with a temp of 106, pneumonia, low blood pressure, etc.  We thought this might be “it.”

She survived…

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Cousins Day

Posted in family & relationships on March 19, 2010

I have 32 cousins, but few with whom I have been close throughout my life. When my then-88 year old mother broke her ankle 2 years ago, the two cousins with whom…

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my comments

Response to: Making my blog better

Comment posted on September 27, 2010 at 4:23 pm:
"It's so nice to find more mature people starting blogs.  I have been blogging daily for the past 11-1/2 years (3,834 entries so far!).  I started it as a journal, Funny the World and recently creat..." (read comment)

Response to: Making my blog better

Comment posted on September 27, 2010 at 4:16 pm:
"Fayette -- check out Blogger.com, which is a VERY easy way for novice bloggers to set up a blog, with lots of options for different looks...." (read comment)

Response to: No, You don't need more storage... You need less stuff!

Comment posted on September 6, 2010 at 3:50 pm:
"You sound like my mother, who is also a virgo.  She doesn't see sentimentality in anything and has thrown away things I would dearly have loved to have, but she thought it was clutter, so she never thought to check.  My house, on the other ..." (read comment)

Response to: TV Hearthrobs for Women Over 50

Comment posted on September 6, 2010 at 2:27 pm:
"I agree.  I started watching The Big C when it started and it is quickly becoming one of my favorites...." (read comment)

Response to: So what are your fav Web sites anyway?

Comment posted on September 6, 2010 at 2:20 pm:
"I was on FlyLady for awhile and loved it, but the barrage of e-mails telling me what to clean when finally overwhelmed me and I quit...." (read comment)