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This morning, Sunday, April 3rd, 2011 made me ponder on something I read long ago, about Ivan Pavlov.  This Russian doctor was conducting an experiment about training dogs to respond automatically to the ringing of a bell to indicate that the dogs automatically started salivating prior to eating their food.  Through the stimulus of the ringing ofContinue reading “Pavlovian conditioning…and el mango…”

Remember, I always write this post the day before.  Today, April 1st, 2011, hurrah!  I am still here to see another April’s Fool Day!!  Good or bad, I don’t know yet.  I am in very good spirits.  Didn’t go to walk today, too cold and too much stuff to give me the perfect allergy attack.Continue reading “April 1st, I feel good,…tararara…”

Today, March 31st, 2011 I have a monkey on my back.  The animal would just not let me put my thoughts in order.  I really don’t know how to properly channel all ideas for today’s post in both halves of my brain.  I am in a fog.  Isn’t that a pretty picture and good for youContinue reading “Paella of sights and words…”

This picture I chose because what kind of picture do you use related to your own death?  Get it?  I love this painting!  It is probably the way it is going to be in whatever place it is that I’ll be going…whenever… Wednesday, March 30th, 2011…Raining, didn’t get the newspaper…some good news on the phone, some notContinue reading ““Dying is messy…””

When we were babies, we lived our fantasies pronto, at the moment we scream, there is someone changing the diaper, providing some food, or picking us up to make us happy, thereby, realizing our fantasies.  Of course, our fantasies when we were that young were limited to our limited imagination. Last night I was watching “Bridget Jones Diary”Continue reading “Living with some fantasies…”

I have come to the conclusion that happiness is a state of mind.  Now you have it, now you don’t.  It is better if you have more of “now you have it” moments than the alternative. Just now while thinking about what I should write for my next posting, I had a surge of happyContinue reading “Being happy or content just because…”

Today, March 27th, 2011…rainy day and a day to welcome more pondering than usual. The phrase “My New Reality” was introduced into my life six months after Ron had gone to Heaven, in a book called Resilience by Elizabeth Edwards.  There she was talking about the different situations in her life, ie., having lost a son,Continue reading “My New Reality…My New Norm…”

The day we decided to go to the Musee du Louvre in Paris, we had our route designed by Google and went happily on the way…but after walking on one of the most famous avenues in the world, Av. des Champs Elysees, and passing by some other Paris’ known monuments, Milagros decided to take another route.  HereContinue reading “Jardin des Tuleries..in Paris…and a nice surprise…”

I know I am going to rock some boats with this posting, but if boats are not rocking, they are not moving, so I am helping to make progress in the waters of fantasy land.   This morning during my walk with Miss Raylene, yes,  she’s back again walking with me, we saw this baby snake.  ItContinue reading “Cockamamie story of Eve, Adam and the…Snake…”

This is the main reason why.  Finally, I was able to take various photographs of one of my very elusive cardinals.  Still looking for the blue birds, but this one made me so excited.  I had two sights.  One close to my house and the other one in my own backyard! Here are Thelma andContinue reading “It felt like it was Christmas this morning…”