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Parents 6/1/23

She only told me, when I was in college, because my aunt had told my cousin about mom’s first marriage.  We never knew why my aunt did so, but mom wanted me to find out from her before hearing it from my cousins who never spoke with me anyway. 

bleilre Medicine, opinion, Uncategorized Leave a comment June 1, 2023June 1, 2023 3 Minutes

Shortage of Critical Thinking 5/31/23

three simple questions: “Who writes the stories?”; “Who benefits from the stories?”; and “Who is missing from the stories?” 

bleilre Medicine, opinion, politics, Uncategorized Leave a comment May 31, 2023May 31, 2023 4 Minutes

Dominion 5/30/23

It might seem harsh, but I would prefer to see a baby bison in Yellowstone than him.

bleilre opinion, Uncategorized Leave a comment May 30, 2023May 30, 2023 3 Minutes

Memorial Day 5/29/23

It’s easy to forget the somberness of this holiday as we gather around the grill and ring in the summer, but perhaps we should take a moment to remember what it is that we are celebrating.

bleilre opinion, politics, Uncategorized Leave a comment May 29, 2023May 29, 2023 3 Minutes

Fading Red 5/28/29

Anything that absorbs light must be doing something with it.  It’s not always something useful like making sugar and oxygen, but that energy is going somewhere,

bleilre opinion, Science, Uncategorized Leave a comment May 28, 2023May 28, 2023 3 Minutes

Fertilizer 5/27/23

I have no crop production yet as it’s too early in the season to tell if it’ll be a weak or bumper crop, but respect for the way things work should give me an advantage.

bleilre opinion, Science, Uncategorized Leave a comment May 27, 2023May 24, 2023 3 Minutes

Breakdown Ahead 5/26/23

My hybrid vehicle is, once again, showing an amber warning light for the parking brake.  This is especially annoying to me because, just about a month ago (yes, one month), I had it in the dealer’s garage for the exact same problem. 

bleilre opinion, Uncategorized Leave a comment May 26, 2023May 26, 2023 3 Minutes

The Love Meter 5/25/23

It’s an interesting concept, that of a “love meter”, and I think there is merit to the concept.  When something happens to make me feel loved, I can ride on that for a while, but in time, that wave peters out.

bleilre depression, opinion, Uncategorized Leave a comment May 25, 2023May 25, 2023 3 Minutes

Surprise 5/24/23

Once in a rare while, the opportunity comes along to really surprise somebody special. Last weekend, one of those opportunities came along.

bleilre opinion, Uncategorized Leave a comment May 24, 2023May 24, 2023 3 Minutes

Lifetime Ago 5/23/23

It doesn’t feel like a lifetime ago to me, but it does predate all of her children who are now parents as well.  For her children, then, it would be pre-history,

bleilre opinion, Uncategorized Leave a comment May 23, 2023May 23, 2023 3 Minutes

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