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Who determines for whom we mourn? When my father passed away and I had to cross the country to reach my family someone (who didn't know who had died) asked me, "Was this someone you were close to." I said, "No." Conversation continued and the person finally learned that the deceased was my father. "What? I asked you if it was someone...

I celebrate all April long. It allows those folks who couldn't be with me on the actual birth DAY to still participate in the festivity. I don't do much that would be considered exciting. Generally, I eat a meal out or go on a road trip. The trips lately have been to San Francisco (my second hometown). This year I went to two Hawaiian...

There have been times in my life when I have come in contact with people from my past. We make eye contact or exchange pleasantries. Sometimes they remember me. Sometimes they do not. I have had cause to contact people on behalf of others. My soulmate was in the hospital. She was dying of an incurable cancer. She was in constant pain and...

Dictionary let oneself go phrase act in an unrestrained or uninhibited way. "you need to unwind and let yourself go" become careless or untidy in one's habits or appearance. "he's really let himself go since my mother died" Teaching English or American idioms to people who don't speak English as natives can be challenging. Idioms also...

English idioms are not always self-evident. Moonstruck - What the hell happened to you? The idiom was used in Moonstruck. It is going down the toilet. When something goes down the toilet, it sounds a lot worse than circling the drain. Circling the drain could be the residual dishwater from cleaning your dishes, utensils, pots, and/or pans...