Border Crossings

Border Crossings
Writing on the Internet means that anyone, who has a connection and an understanding of English, can hear what I have to say. That is both gratifying and humbling to me. It also means that I would like to say something interesting to my readers across the U.S. borders. I can only guess about what would draw a curious reader to Southwest Blogger.

• He or she might want to know what someone like me is about - how I think, what my day is like, what my life has been about.
• A reader might be curious to find out if we are anything alike. Do we have anything in common?
• People living elewhere may want to know what it is like to live in a Southwestern state in America. What interests us, on what do we focus, what are our hopes and fears?

So the next logical thing would be for me to speak to some of my speculations about why you visited me across these magical virtual borders or oceans.
If I remain authentic, how I think will inevitable be revealed through my writing. That is just how that works.
What my day is like may be very similar to yours, or very different. Because we are 65+ and retired with grown kids away from home, we go to bed early.
I am an early riser, a "lark," unlike those wide-awake night haunting "owls." I have my two cups of coffee with cream, take my morning medications, and head for my computer for a few hours of reading and writing.
My roommate initiates reading the daily paper and watching the morning TV news. We have our big meal at noon and eat lighter in the evenings.
I brush our Welsh Corgi every morning. She dutifully sits, lies down, and turns each quadrant for its turn, with tail section last. I might pull a weed or two while I am outside.
I like to make the bed early. I am the laundry folder; my roommate does the washing. I tend to put things away; my roommate tends to "leave a trail."
If you have read past the first sentence of this post, you can know that we have at least one thing in common. We are curious about people. We would both sit in a sidewalk cafe and "people-watch." I am a retired psychotherapist, so people are still one of my big focus areas and my delights.
One of my hopes is for better health, one of my fears centers around the current U.S. Republican adminstration's policies. I am from the opposite, more liberal party.
So there you have it, if you crossed this border, or if I crossed over into your country (whichever way you define it). Here's a big Southwest handshake to you, and a "Howdy!"
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