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Answer me, oh my love, just what sin have I been guilty of? Won’t you tell me where I’ve lost your love? Please answer me sweetheart….so goes the first verse of an old song by Nat King Cole. I grew up with this song….I can hear my father crooning the words along with the radio… [Continue Reading]
Don’t worry….there are no curse words in CFU, it means CHIEF FIXER UPPER. How do you know that you have been promoted to this exhaled position? Well, it’s the subtle signs; only you can find the cold cuts in the fridge only you can pick up socks from the floor only you can load a… [Continue Reading]
The ROUND TRIP that took 500 years! In fourteen hundred and ninety two, Columbus sailed the ocean blue… And all hell broke loose Hell? Yep! HELL! Indigenous peoples were summarily killed off by exotic diseases, bayonets or gunfire…at least from their points of view! There are many off shoots of the original Columbus story…may I… [Continue Reading]
Sing the following words to the tune of the Sound of Silence by Simon & Garfunkel… “Hello story my old friend I’ve come to fondle you again Because your lies have me trapped in The same old paths that are in my brain And the stories, never give me any peace, any peace, Wishing for… [Continue Reading]
I first heard about Tatty from a dear friend. Tatty was in an abusive marriage for 11 years. She was not allowed to work and her husband was an alcoholic. She faced his wrath nightly. My friend, Jackie, told me that from time to time Tatty would call her in the middle of the night and beg for… [Continue Reading]
I have just devoured Susan Cain’s book QUIET. I really hesitated before I ordered the book and then took a few hours before I cracked it open. I say a few hours because I am a voracious reader and when a book arrives it feels like Christmas morning and I must take an immediate peek. I hesitated because I… [Continue Reading]
I recently met a person who seemed intelligent, respectable and personable. This person also seemed to cherish their family and love life. I thought to myself, hmmm….I could be friends with this person. But then someone gave me an unsolicited opinion that the person I met was a liar, bad news, and would bring me… [Continue Reading]
A couple of months ago I spoke with writer Paul Carr about his journey to quit drinking. I know that he has created some controversy and this post is not taking sides on those issues. This post is about him being astute enough to treat himself to something expensive JUST beyond his normal sober reach…. [Continue Reading]
Why should you care? Why should anyone care about Domestic Violence? Domestic Violence is insipid. If you have never heard this term, the definition of domestic violence is the inflicting of physical injury by one family or household member on another; also : a repeated or habitual pattern of such behavior . Domestic violence is one of the most… [Continue Reading]
Our lives are made up of a series of yesterdays. Some are clumped as: Childhood Teenage years Early twenties In my thirties The last twenty Last month Yesterday Five minutes ago It does not matter what labels we use, how we describe the past, the plain fact is IT IS IN THE PAST. The only… [Continue Reading]
When I was growing up in Trinidad, I was repeatedly told that I was "too emotional". I have struggled with that label for … [Read More...]
It was the size of a small marble for more than 10 years, the lipoma on my shoulder. I used to feel it right under … [Read More...]
What is the basis of this question? The basis of this question is approval or disapproval. Will people … [Read More...]