The Human side of Humanity

Good day, wherever in the world you happen to be reading.  Apparently the readers outside the USA find this blog more interesting by a 2 to 1 ratio in the last month.  Hmmm, very interesting.  Anyway, as we move forward and Summer has officially begun, I've taken a break from weeding, watering, splitting wood and cursing at weeds to write some thougths.  Maybe they're thought provoking...maybe. We live in a challenging time, every day there are decisions to make, each will have an outcome and make an impact on out lives in some way.  Sometimes there is a risk to what we decide, what some may call a "gamble."  In that sense what is a gamble?  According to Webster's "To bet on an uncertain outcome."  Also, "To stake something on contingency."   Ok, what's a contingency Mr. Webster?  Contingency: "A event that may occur but is not certain to occur."   Life is definitely full of contingencies. One thing that I have always found c...

Good Day readers and followers. Once again some time has passed since the last piece that I posted and it has been with some alarming and unnerving things that have gone on very close to home.  As previously noted, I am very close with those that are my friends.  The title of Friend is not one that is freely given out like stickers at a 5 year old birthday party.   We may have people in our social circle but not feel any particular way about them, to me they are a social acquaintance and nothing more. I tend to check in, check on and do my best to look after those closest to me- family and my friends.  Sometimes my "people" get a little concerned about me merely checking on them.  I get it, really I do. A little over a week ago was one of those times where I had to reach out to a few....and then once some of my friends were concerned- more about my worry than me, well everything seemed to be where it belonged in my close circle.  Hmmm, so what happened?...