Isn’t style fascinating? Each of us has a unique style about us. It’s reflected in how we dress, whether we are day or night people, grasshoppers or ants. It shows up in the type of housing we choose, whether we have kids, what type of job is satisfying, whether we can let an old love go, our sense of humor, and if we have close ties to nature.
Style is on my mind because of the diversity of blogs I read. Since the day I first tripped over Billy’s blog, he’s been a daily read. He writes an amazing stream of consciousness, but in each essay he produces, there’s likely to be a reflection that ties his past life into the one that’s coming, something wildly funny, and something heartfelt. I never know what the subject matter will be, but I always know that I will have been given a snapshot of his life, a clear unobfuscated view.

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the Serenity to accept the things I cannot change,
the Courage to change the things I can, and
The Wisdom to know the difference.
That rates up there as one of my all time favorite prayers, ahead of
God, please grant me patience, NOW!
It certainly would be nice to experience wisdom sometime in my life…..

Or any of a thousand other names we use for marijuana, will do.
I was reading my copy of “The Herb Quarterly” (Winter, 2003) and came across an article on the use of marijuana for medical purposes.
Marijuana used for medical purposes has been met with resistance around the world. The Netherlands is probably the best known exception. However, some patients in Canada are now receiving small amounts of government grown marijuana.
What caught my eye was that the California State Supreme Court has ruled that patients with a doctor’s note may use marijuana. However, federal law dictates that third parties may not supply people with the herb. Soooooo…..than means that Californians must grow their own marijuana.
I wonder if there are controls in place concering the potency of the plant? One of the stumbling blocks in Canada had to do with the potency of the crop that was being offered for medicial use. Can’t you see people fine-tuning their farming techniques to develop the most potent strain of Cannabis ever created??
Every house in California will have it’s own little herb garden. Marijuana plants will become a part of the landscaping! The Marijuana plant will become the State Plant!
Where else but in California???

We were walking this evening. Dear Husband asked if I would like to go, and I said….”Maybe after dinner.” Well, the light fades fast these days, and even though we had an unusually early dinner tonight, the sun had dipped below the houses to the west as I changed my shoes. I try never to say no to an invitation to walk. We both need the exercise and I want to encourage this effort.
We got onto the path, and the first thing I noticed was that the black walnut trees were bare of leaves, but there were still clusters of nuts here and there. DH told me that I had to watch out for them. They hurt when they land on you. I had a vision of the scene from the “Wizard of Oz,” where the trees are throwing their apples at the walkers. I could just see that black walnut tree sizing up the distances and waiting to bomb me.
Whew…….I made it past without an incident. Then we came to a patch where the nuts lay thick on the ground. You had to walk looking down or risk doing one of those Dick Van Dyke prat falls.
Our walk was uneventful despite the dangers along the way. It seems that it’s a metaphor for my life. I’ve walked down the path, through the dangers, and made the trip safely so far. I hope the future will be as pleasant and safe as the past has been, and that there will be time for many more walks.