Day: April 8, 2026

G is for Gab

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Here is my comment to myself.

Brief title explanation: Gab is a synonym for discussion. Close cousin to comment. Im going to try to find other synonyms for the remaining posts. I may run out of words to use before I get there.

There are lots of Gs that I could’ve gone with. And Gordon Lightfoot, back in the day, was a “no-go” for me. His music was too — heck if I know but suffice it to say the Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald, was sort of like nails on a chalkboard to me.

Which is weird because I sure did love me some Jim Croce, Carol King, James Taylor, and Carly Simon. Figure that out. Maybe they weren’t really his contemporaries 🤔

Anyway it wasn’t until much later, actually in the late 90s when a coworker turned me on to Gordy‘s Gold. Of course his greatest hits compilation hit different for me on the second go round. I listened to that CD on my commute in my 1999 Chevy extended cab that I hated but B said we had to have in order to have room for the whole family. Then fast forward to 2022, Gordon being Canadian takes on yet another meaning.

OK, out of the rabbit hole — this song in particular. I played softball at Saint Margaret Mary’s and our coach, Buggy Z was a college student earning her kinesiology degree. Same thing for our volleyball coach, Barbie B. We were blessed to have these young women in our lives as role models. Buggy was the oldest girl in a family of six or seven siblings. Only one boy. Of course I had a huge crush on him. We all did!

Sometimes at practice, she would turn on the music as we did drills. And this song was one of them. It will forever and always remind me of her. She died tragically in a car accident. Her family was never the same after that. Two of her sisters stepped in and coached us for the rest of the season. If I close my eyes now I can see her beautiful face. We love you coach, we miss you and you’re forever in our hearts because of the influence you blessed us with.

As always, more to come.

P. S. Lyrics to call out.

And she don’t always say what she really means.

Or

Sometimes I think it’s a shame
When I get feeling better, when I’m feeling no pain.

Or

Sometimes I think it’s a sin
When I feel like I’m winning, when I’m losing again.

#1linerWeds. Snow!

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Linda’s flowers are snow-covered. The photo she shared is absolutely beautiful — one of those “stop in my tracks” moments.

I’ve been having a lot of those this week. We’re in conference at work, and the out-of-towners have arrived. I so enjoy being in community.

This has become way more than one line. Still, I’m rambling… taking my morning stroll.

Throughout yesterday’s events, each section began with a quote. I have a bunch of notes for what I’ll be posting over the next few Wednesdays. I love quotes about as much as I love pictures.

Today, however, I’m quoting my dear son-in-law. This is something he said during our early Easter lunch on Saturday. The kids have been through quite a lot in their short time on this planet, but they are strong.

“Every day we’re shuffling.” There’s always a song lyric to add. Now for his quote.

Healing is a winding road — with land mines and barb wire — but you still gotta walk it.

JKH (Our Bear)

As always, more to come.

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