This is a piece I wrote for my Open Diary blog this morning. Blogs become mini communities, and OD has been a close knit one for me for many years. Unfortunately, the hardware hasn't been supporting the bloggers, and I wanted to keep blogging and keep a mirror blog also. Here is my post in it's entirety.
My fingers haven't been able do any regular walking to my blog on Open Diary
for almost twenty days. Eventually I was
able to post an entry or three, and once I was able to delete two entries that
didn’t have notes yet. Most of you have
felt just as frustrated as I.
I struggled yesterday to get a mirror blog started feeling
remarkably ineffectual. Computer
programs that go beyond my brain’s parameters do that to me. At some point, I will be able to post a blog
list there, but not yet.
I talked often to my youngest, Lenore, who is going up north
to Don’s Celebration of Life. It’s a
four hour drive for her, and we are all cheering her on. Tim, who let us know about Don’s death, will
be renting a car Monday and driving to Arizona to spend some time with my
Ex-Paul. They were always good
friends. These two kind acts will help
bring the circle closer to us all.
The Great Geezer will be installing a handrail down to the
garage this morning. This will give me
access to the great outdoors via a car or truck. Another circle completed. I started Journaling in 1974, and I began blogging
on Xanga and moved on to Wordpress then to OD sometime in the 1990’s. I hate giving up on Open Diary, but right now
I don’t have time to be frustrated and out of sorts. In this case, it’s an opening of a long held
circle and a letting go that will free me.
I will be back. I’ll
read your blogs. They can’t get rid of
me as I am a lifetime member and not at all dead. Just for the moment though, I’m waving at you
from Blogger and Wordpress.
Life is Really in the Footnotes
Some exercise is better than none! So glad you are feeling better and that the circles, whether cyber, emotional or physical are receiving thoughtful and positive care.
ReplyDeleteSending you hugs and good thoughts. This has been a rough time for you. I am sorry for the loss of your friend. It's tough seeing our friends pass on. Keep on moving.
ReplyDeleteKeeping you in my thoughts. Always the highest places for you, sweet Mage.
ReplyDeleteI've been waiting for three (I mean 4) little words: feeling better at last. Yea! Knew you would.
ReplyDeleteI tried to open this post on OD this morning and it gave me the message that this diary did not exist! Glad to have found my way to you here.
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And there is a time for all things. I will miss you more than you know.
ReplyDeleteHow exasperating, to have a site fail when you really need your friends.
ReplyDeleteI'm glad you sound as if you're healing. Take care.
I wish there was a way that my blog could be mirrored on Wordpress without me having to copy and paste it on Wordpress all the time. Still, I really want that protection since I've heard Blogger could have a glitch and eat your blog.
ReplyDeleteBeing a Midwesterner, Aunt Marge was crazy about Tony Hillerman's books. I read one but no more as I was working fulltime and in school at the time.
ReplyDeleteI loved the PBS series starring Wes Studi (the "horrible" Indian Magwa who kills the last of the Mohiccans in the film 'Last of the Mohiccans' and several of Kevin Costner's friends in 'Dances with Wolves.' Despite his fearsome looks, he actually makes a charming leading man.
Was thinking about Hillerman, only a day or two ago. I must be catching your brain waves.
Now if I can catch some art waves.
Do not slow down on your exercise...push a little more and please be careful on what you eat. I want you back in full soon and these next months are the KEY!! Ok, the mother in me will now retire.
ReplyDeleteBy the way, Mage. Did you see my reply to you about Wordpress on my blog?
ReplyDeletehello and waving back to you, dear Mage!
ReplyDeletehow good to see you posting...I will catch up on all that I missed.
and thank you for all your comments. Love how good you are about keeping in touch! so sorry about Don. Hugs to you. Happy summer, and more soon! xoxo c!