Published inThoughts And Ideas·1 day agoMember-onlyAre Ethics Like Pornography?You know them when you see them? After my first look at morality, I started contemplating current issues in ethics (I was reading about the US Supreme Court) in determining where next to research. I realized I needed to define “ethics” before I went any further. A definition did not…Ethics4 min readEthics4 min read
3 days agoMember-onlyIt’s the Little Things…It’s always the little things. My grief counselor said, “There are no timelines to grief. There are no rules.” Two years, six months, 12 days. There are no timelines. There are no rules. What creeps up on me are the little things. Actions we would pass over in our “normal”…Grief2 min readGrief2 min read
Published inThoughts And Ideas·Aug 21Member-onlyI’m Angry…What If My Husband Waited Until Now To Die? There are no solutions for my neighbours down the hall. Rosie is failing more and more each day. The travelling nurse program they are using for home care doesn’t come on a regular basis. They are short-staffed. Nurses can’t make their…Hospice5 min readHospice5 min read
Aug 18Member-onlyCan I Forge Ahead?…the remains of a blog from 2018, and my life at that point. — I started this blog post in 2018, way before the Pandemic was even a blip in some market, before my husband became critically ill after surgery, before a certain medical system started missing diagnoses; and way before I became a widow in 2021. As I returned home from the weeks…Art6 min readArt6 min read
Published inThoughts And Ideas·Aug 7Member-onlyA Dive into MoralityIn today’s world, what is morality? Murky. Misunderstood. Missing. Mores. Decency. Ethics. Honesty. Principles. I ws a history/political science major, not a philosopher. While 50+ years ago I read the Enlightenment authors, I never spent time diving into the “morality” of responses to historical events. …Morality5 min readMorality5 min read
Published inThoughts And Ideas·Jul 24Member-onlyEverything in Moderation…Not Me…. — It’s time. It’s been time for a while. I’m trying to pull my new life together after two-plus years of grief. For a while, it was all I could do to function doing daily tasks…cleaning…organizing… cooking. Since April the To-Do list has been growing…and not necessarily in a good way…History3 min readHistory3 min read
Jun 8, 2022Member-onlyMe Carry a Gun? 22 Reasons You’re A Bigger Idiot Than I Realized….(Updated since 2018…it just gets worse…and even more hopeless…) Crones Who Care — Day 12 — a bit of a departure from agapé — we can write out our rage. Words matter. Yeah, I’m talkin’ to you, Ted Cruz, Wayne LaPierre, Greg Abbott — and countless other non-empathetic humans who…Violence8 min readViolence8 min read
Jun 5, 2022Member-onlyToo Many Issues Facing UsCrones Who Care — Day 11 — How Do We Decide? We are overwhelmed, and as Crones we are known for juggling many activities simultaneously. The difference is that now we are sorting through distorted ideas and broken systems that need major repair; it’s not living as usual in our…Researchers4 min readResearchers4 min read
Jun 3, 2022Member-onlyDay 10 — Pedal to the MetalCrones Who Care Are Getting Serious Now it’s time to begin what will undoubtedly be tough work. A day at a time, a small step at a time, a deep breath at a time. …Change3 min readChange3 min read
May 31, 2022Member-onlyCrones Who Care — Day 9Write a Letter to Yourself — Can You Do the Hard Work Ahead? So far in these first few days, we’ve been setting the stage for making change. We’ve done small steps each day, and we’ll continue that. …Crones2 min readCrones2 min read
