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phylor's blog · 2d ago

goin’ crazy, wanna come?

I have an affinity for that phrase; I got it from a woman I met in a group home for folks with special challenges. I was a mentor/buddy for one of the residents, and her special friend there used to … Continue reading →
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phylor's blog · 4d ago

friends are like music, warm coats, old wine

The chorus of this song is one of my “earworms,” and has been bouncing around a lot lately (there must be more empty space that usual, lol!). The voice in my head is a woman’s but I had a hard enough time … Continue reading →
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phylor's blog · 5d ago

great blog, great contest!

I missed February’s giving to others, did some of March’s gratitude, didn’t have much fun in April, but will try and have fun in May – including entering this contest. So, get your keyboards, cameras and camcorders, markers, paint brushes … Continue reading →
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phylor's blog · 5d ago

tom & greg: a requiem, part II

As I rode the train this week, tom and greg popped into my mind because I’m relapsing and I’m scared. I wander back into the country fair, the theme park where wild rides suspend laws of gravity and time, fun house mirrors … Continue reading →
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phylor's blog · 1w ago

paul* and marc*: a requiem, part I

two lives lost, mental health issues, and what ifs Continue reading →
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phylor's blog · 1W ago

spirits

spirits follow you if asked, but is it fair to move them so far from their home. Continue reading →
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phylor's blog · 1W ago

Who was I then, who am I now?

ferris wheel stops but cars swing with kinetic motion. high above the fairground; music faint; lights below flicker small like birthday cake candles; no smells of hot dogs, donuts and cotton candy; shrieks from roller coaster float by; far off … Continue reading →
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phylor's blog · 1W ago

think purple and blue – it’s the “in” thing to do

I’m not quite a day late and a dollar short (to use a well-worn clique), but I can’t let today, Fibromyalgia and Myalgic Encephalomyelitis Awareness Day go past without saying something purple and blue (fibro = purple; ME = blue). I have to … Continue reading →
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phylor's blog · 2W ago

I haven’t prepared a post for

I haven’t prepared a post for fibro and me awareness day 2012, so I’m reblogging (with some editing) last year’s post. I know that it’s really cheating, but what the hey — it’s important to get the word out, even if the word has been used before!
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phylor's blog · 2W ago

We teach people how to treat us...

Reblogged from Spicyt's Blog: It’s a well known phrase, “We teach others how to treat us.” So very true. If you allow others to treat you like you don’t matter, then of course they wll. We have to try to … Continue reading →
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