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A Disappointed Daughter’s Perspective for Mother’s Day
Back in September, I wrote a post that elicited an emotional response from a variety of readers. For Mother’s Day, I would like the share this again. For my mom; my dream reader As I delve more into blogging each day, sharing my perspectives, I’m challenged with the notion that I am a disappointed daughter. My…
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My Oreo Lives Forever: The Journey
This post marks my final installment of the life of my dog, Oreo and wraps up the three-part Writing 101 assignment, Serially Lost. To catch up, please read the prequel about Oreo and the story of I Lost My Oreo. Oreo’s life went on as it does for any dog. Oreo spent long days in the…
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Dear Dock: What if You Never Existed?
I have written about the Sacramento State University’s Aquatic Center before. Here is a new twist on the writing 101 prompt. I am combining Day 14 and 15. Dear Dock, The Sacramento community is surrounded by lakes and two major rivers. It gets very hot here in the summertime, some days reaching up to 110…
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Poetry in Motion
Motion This week’s photo challenge is all about motion. Dog paddlin’ at Doggy Dip Day event where the dogs can go swimming. Paddling with his ball, he got photobombed by another happy dog! The Joy of Running Together is a sculpture located in downtown Spokane, Washington. The work is comprised of 40 life-sized figures, all…
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I Found My Oreo: The Early Years
The back-story of our beloved dog Oreo begins here. In a previous post, I wrote about how we lost our Oreo. Two years after my divorce, my youngest daughter still longed for the dogs we had when her dad was still here. Being a newly-single mother of two young daughters, with no monetary help whatsoever,…
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Facebook, Second Chances, and Love
April 9th was the 6th year anniversary of our first date. Read more for the whole story! After living in San Diego my whole life, I married young at age 20 to a young man who was from Northern California and ended up moving there. After 17 years we divorced and a few years later…
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I Lost My Oreo
Oreo was my beloved 14-year old Springer Spaniel-Australian Shepherd mix. He was 12-weeks old when he and his twin brother were brought to the SPCA. My daughters and I had just gotten a Chow puppy and were taking him home when we saw the cute, freckle-faced black and white pups. The next day, I came…
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A Day in the Life of a Delta Windsurfer
Today is Leisurely Thursday and my feature shares thoughts about sports and ageing as well as highlights a day in the life of a Sacramento delta windsurfer. If you follow my blog, you know that I windsurf. So? you may ask? A lot of people do fun leisure activities. I basically started windsurfing to impress…
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Desiderata–You Are a Child of the Universe
Are you a child of the universe? I had to share this post again with this backstory. I had some business on my university campus and as I stood in line, a young woman in front of me sported a tattoo with some of the words from this poem: “You are a child of the…
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Facebook, Second Chances, and Love
For Valentine’s Day, I want to share this story that I guest posted on A Momma’s View . After living in San Diego my whole life, I married young at age 20 to a young man who was from Northern California and ended up moving there. After 17 years we divorced and a few years…
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Where Are You Going, My Little Ones?
Thirty years ago today marks the birth of my first daughter, “MAM.” First off, I am in awe that 30 years has gone by. Secondly, how can I be the mother of a 30-year old? At age 24, working a part-time job with no benefits, and having just moved back to my home town in…
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Why Inner City Kids Need Black Lifeguards
As the upcoming Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday approaches, I want to discuss the subject of leisure as it relates to race. I spent many years as the aquatics director for a large urban recreation department recruiting lifeguards from varied ethnic backgrounds. The lack of African-American lifeguards serves as a negative role-model for black youth.…
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Photography 101: Connecting in Leisure
Leisure connections are vitally important to the human condition. Regardless of our hobbies, pastimes and interests that bring us happiness or challenges, the friendships and human connections we make with one another as we partake in these activities ultimately help create communities. When you join a club, you now belong to a community of like-minded…
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Photography 101: Ultimate Solitude
The Ultimate Solitude: Death by Being Stuck in Wet Paint Lizard seeking warmth The ultimate solitude Ever in the sun
Second Wind Leisure Perspectives 