Category Archives: Fight wimpiness

My next bumper sticker?

Posted on April 5, 2015 by sheilawill

My boring 1999 beige Toyota Corolla needed a bumper sticker to help me find it. I saw my car everywhere in Tucson. When I bought it 10 years ago, I was already old enough to have trouble remembering where I … Continue reading →

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Racism where the sidewalk ends

Posted on March 22, 2015 by sheilawill

Life in sunny Tucson is good. I’m sunny most of the time but shit happens that’s hard to take. What I wanted to write about today was last weekend’s stimulating, fun Tucson Festival of Books; finding my mother-of-the-groom dress in … Continue reading →

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Happiness 2015: The Givers and the Takers

Posted on January 2, 2015 by sheilawill

I’m an extrovert. I get caught up in the New Year’s hype. I’m glad that “the holiday season” is done and that it’s a time for starting over. That’s how I see it, but it probably isn’t as easy for … Continue reading →

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Back in the saddle of books: Texas here I come!

Posted on October 11, 2014 by sheilawill

Growing up in Connecticut didn’t stop me from imagining Texas just over the next hill. “Daddy, is that Texas?” I frequently asked my father on our Sunday rides to Blackie’s for hot dogs and chocolate milk. I don’t recall wanting … Continue reading →

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Motherhood: 37 years/Tucson: 12 years

Posted on September 26, 2014 by sheilawill

How have 37 years gone by so quickly? On Sept. 25, 1977, my beautiful daughter was born, the first newborn I ever held. On Sept. 25, 2002, I drove into Tucson at sunset. “I don’t know what I’ll do now … Continue reading →

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Tune-up for getting old (er)

Posted on August 30, 2014 by sheilawill

Life was going along smoothly. Kids okay, no tension at home, easy job compared to teaching. I was revved up for the three-day pre-nuptial Ethan and Steph celebration in Minneapolis last weekend. Surprises at a family gathering…is anyone surprised? Old … Continue reading →

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Aphasia: Loss of language, not intellect

Posted on May 22, 2014 by sheilawill

Leaving happy hour tonight with a couple of 40-somethings, I noticed a bumper sticker I had never seen before. “Aphasia: Loss of language, not intellect.” As I’m pushing 70, this appeals to me. I’ve had three brain glitches in my … Continue reading →

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A woman president in my lifetime…and lilacs too

Posted on May 11, 2014 by sheilawill

It’s about time. Even if a smart, compassionate woman president won’t have any more power with an obstructionist Congress than a smart, compassionate male president, we need a woman president. And I want to see one in my lifetime. I … Continue reading →

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I’m happy

Posted on December 15, 2013 by sheilawill

Everybody’s talking about happiness, even doing research on it. The New York Times jumped onto the happywagon today, looking at studies over four decades. Duh. Faith, family, community and work matter most. Believing in something such as the magical beauty … Continue reading →

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Summer at Somes Pond/Somesville, Maine

Posted on July 23, 2013 by sheilawill

Somes Pond may look ordinary but it’s not.                       Three couples walk to Somes Pond from their homes on Oak Hill Road at different times of day. Without air conditioning, … Continue reading →

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