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The Hands of Time

(Written January 1, 2019, on Facebook): Visited with my cousin Laura today. Haven’t seen her in two years. She’s an artist, like me. And, she’s a Slifer. So it was a good day of talking and catching up and knowing our shared family traits and history. We Slifer’s seem to be attached to our sentimental things…our homes are filled with knick knacks and other items that tell the story of our lives. Like little markers left along a trail both...

No One Ever Fully Gets the Life They Hoped For

I’m exhausted today likely due to my spontaneous consumption of one dark chocolate holiday truffle eaten around midnight as I shut off the TV and headed to bed, which is about my usual time. It was just laying there on the coffee table next to another wrapped light chocolate ball. I’m highly sensitive to caffeine. I drink a huge double cup of morning coffee and generally won’t drink coffee or any caffeinated beverage after about 2 pm as precaution against...