Tag Archives: Debt

Lure and Trap

Posted on October 9, 2020 by AECRM

At a former job in Arizona, one of my colleagues would regularly hold up as ideal Canada’s medical model where there was healthcare for all. As a veteran’s wife, I have learned both the blessings and limitations of The Veteran’s … Continue reading →

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Mark Twain and Plans for December

Posted on December 10, 2017 by AECRM

Years ago I lived in New Haven, Connecticut, for a short while. A favorite place to take visiting friends was to the Mark Twain House in Hartford. It was always a hit with our friends, and we loved it because … Continue reading →

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Waiting on God – when your back is to the wall . . .

Posted on October 27, 2017 by AECRM

There have been a few times in my life when I would say I was in a very bad place. Not often. Not horrible. But very nervous making and very uncomfortable. There have been a few times when it seemed … Continue reading →

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Hardbound or Softbound: An Inherited Addiction

Posted on August 7, 2017 by AECRM

Do you like to read actual books whose pages you can turn or have you fallen under the enchantment of an ebook that you can download to your tablet? While it is convenient to look up information on our phones, … Continue reading →

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The Boat

Posted on May 14, 2017 by AECRM

This morning I realized that it had been nearly three weeks since I wrote a blog post.  The days have flown by with little time to create anything at all.  But a couple of days ago everything changed.  All of … Continue reading →

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The Stench

Posted on April 5, 2017 by AECRM

It is Tuesday afternoon, I’ve had a bad headache all day, and it seems a good time to begin an article that came into my thoughts yesterday. It was then that I read an interesting blog post called The Stench … Continue reading →

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When a Warrior is Needed

Posted on March 31, 2017 by AECRM

As a kid, I was never a girly-girl. I was a tom-girl who didn’t have much patience for a lot of fluff. I was indifferent to painted nails but loved adventures.  I was impatient with those silly pictures of guardian … Continue reading →

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Civil Political Discourse

Posted on January 23, 2017 by AECRM

I am not a young thing anymore nor am I naive. I have lived long enough to have seen dirty tricks in politics, in government and in political life in America. That being said, I do not remember a more … Continue reading →

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The Countdown is On

Posted on December 11, 2016 by AECRM

I find myself in an odd emotional state. In the midst of a major transition in life, my emotional triggers are right under the surface. In a single ten minute period, I move between being so happy that I can … Continue reading →

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Pay the Piper

Posted on October 2, 2016 by AECRM

It is no secret that we have been digging out from under debt for a long time. I wrote about it for the first time in the blog post called The Face of Genteel Poverty, way back on September 26, … Continue reading →

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