I’ve been told that some people know from early childhood what they want to “be, when they grow up,” and that they steadfastly follow that path into adulthood. I even know people who make plans months and even years in advance for trips, purchases, education, family, and retirement. It never fails to amaze me when their plans come to fruition. In my case I think of life as being more a game of chance, even with my best intentions. Take marriage for example. As a child it never entered my … [Read more...]
THE REAL REASON FOR MY BLOG
Ok, all y’all, now comes my confession regarding the REAL reason for me starting a blog. When I was about four years old I told my mom I wanted to write books when I grew up. Her very prosaic 1950’s response was “better you should learn to type.” Well, I did learn to type, and to organize things, and to get along with people, and, as a result I had a very successful career where I did all of those things on a daily basis. What I didn’t do was write. I thought about writing, I took classes … [Read more...]
PROM IS A 4-LETTER WORD
Well, it is that time of year again, Prom time. For most of us prom is a niggling memory of unmet expectations and feelings of inadequacy. We either went to “The Prom” and were sorely disappointed or didn’t go to “The Prom” and continue to fight the feeling that we were somehow lacking in what it takes to be successful in life. Or, the third option (my husband’s choice), saying you didn’t go to prom and being reminded that you did, with ME. But, life goes on and we push those memories out of … [Read more...]
Intro to Fourthscore
What is a Blog, why would a “lady of advanced years” be interested in writing one and, even more importantly, why would anyone be interested in reading it? Good questions, all. While I only have a general understanding of the blogosphere I feel confident that the 739-page tome I have acquired from Amazon (Blogging All-in-One for Dummies) will guide me in the paths of righteousness, or at least of readability. The name of this blog is “Fourthscore” and it is based on my theory that our … [Read more...]
