Uncategorized – Carole J. Garrison

New Year 2023

I am now more serious and considered when I make my New Year’s wish: peace on earth, good will to all.

Obituary

(She) is survived by an entire world of people whose lives she enriched through her endless fight for equality, thirst for discovery, and unwavering friendship.

The Queen of Excess: Staying at a Good Paris Address

Instead, I’ll write about the fear permeating my European friends’ thoughts and fears. The polls and news from the USA predicted a red wave that would create a political tsunami. Trump was announcing a run for president in 2024, and everyone agreed that Biden was too old to hold back the tidal wave. I started to consider not returning home. I had voted early before leaving for France, but maybe I would indefinitely delay my return to the States.

Patriotism

We don’t have to rewrite history to maintain belief in America, to maintain our patriotism. We just have to believe that we can right the wrongs of the past because we choose to keep our country strongly committed to its democratic principles.

Warm Springs, Georgia

We are affected by the world around us. We are responsible for what is happening and for being part of the solution.

HEAT, CHIGGERS, AND MOSQUITOES

“Summertime and the livin’ is easy; fish are jumping and the cotton is high.”

Trying to Make Sense out of America: Killing Babies/Punishing the Sex Act/Gun Fetishes

We need to learn some lessons if we are to survive. Sleep peacefully, live with purpose, and be kind

The Journey of a KFC Gift Card

Avery’s personal philosophy: Better to be cheated than not to help people in need.

Is It My Karma or Theirs?

Now that I’ve done a little Googling and research, I can see where I fit into all this: dumb luck, a savior complex, and an Adrenalin addiction. Works for me.