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Show Up. Say The Words

Editor's Note: This column first appeared in the July 31 edition of The Post-Journal sans photos.When bad things happen in life, we find out who cares for us, truly, and who doesn't. It's that simple. But finding out can be a painful experience. Dealing with such hard truths afterwards can be mighty tough too.Recently my 93-year-old mother died after five years of increasing dementia and four years in a nursing home dementia ward. Ironically, she was happy there, and as far as we could see over a long period of time received competent care from medical professionals and extraordinary ...

What Goes Around, Comes Around

Growing up, my parents often tried a number of ways to convey the message of the title of today's narrative. Sometimes they would tell us that we couldn't get away with behavioral transgressions because "God is watching," or "God will always know," or they would try and tell us that things "will all come out in the wash." They wanted us to believe that things we may do and think we get/got away with, would always come back to "bite us" sooner or later. They wanted us to remember to "be nice to those you meet on the way up, because you will probably see them on your way down." Their best ...

Turn Your Cellphone Off!

Many young people today probably do not even know what the term unplugged really means. When I refer to being unplugged I mean disconnecting from everything that requires electricity. Frequently in the country we get to experience a day of being unplugged.When the electricity is off there is no electric for the pump, hence no water. There is no computer and in many cases no telephones. I still have one of the old-fashioned kinds available so I can still answer my phone. I could not, however, reach my grandson, since he forgot to plug in his cellphone the night before so he had no phone ...

Ducks In Disguise

For a couple of years I observed a strange phenomenon at this time of the month.How to explain countless - OK, let's say about 60 - birds sitting close together along the lake. I don't usually see that many of any avian creatures. This was even harder, however, for identifying marks seemed quite lacking.They didn't look like pigeons - though, come to think of it, the years I did see pigeons, there were only one or two and they came from a neighbor's barn. Once the barn was torn down, the pigeons disappeared too.But now so many, many more together than any bird, land or sea, that I'd ...

Give It Your Best Shot

Brandon Fiorella captured this beautiful sunset in Celoron on July 22 with his friends. Send us your ''Best Shot'' of unique moments in your family's life. Write clearly your name and address on the back of the photo along with a few details, and mail to The Post-Journal, Best Shots, c/o Family Desk, P.O. Box 190, Jamestown, NY 14702-0190. Please submit only one photo per family, and include an S.A.S.E. for the return of the photo. We reserve the right to return any photo unpublished. Photos and caption information may also be emailed to family@post-journal.com or submitted via our ...

Seeking Help In A Troubled Marriage

The previous article provided a cursory reference to a growing trend - marital longevity and transition into separation or divorce. Once again, this article is not, I repeat, not an endorsement. A sordid reality, one many are not familiar with, is ascending in numbers.The many challenges faced by married couples over the course of decades together, at times serve notice for its harsh impact. A common theme spoken by one or both parties is the intolerance of what once was acceptable. Slights, hurts, betrayals, as referenced in the first article, might be accumulated, not forgotten or let ...