Capricorn Tales

         HOLY CRIPES OF ALL THAT MISERY.  I just re-read my last few posts and frankly I was beginning to depress myself.  Oddly enough, I am writing this on the eve of my mom's 6 month anniversary, yet, despite my tears, I have been adjusting quite well.  Yes, I miss her, every day. It's a pain that won't go away, but I know I will heal over time.  To quote the amazing Lord Byron, "What deep wounds ever closed without a scar?"  How true.  The old adage stands tall though, time does heal wounds and slowly mine are healing.  I won't lie, I know I can't call her, I know she isn't there to ask advice and I know I can't go to her for a hug.  What pains my heart is that I feel like I am on the edge of turning the corner in my life and she won't be there to experience every great moment that is about to happen and yet on the other hand, I feel like she is the one pushing me in those ...

Today is National Wear Red Day, which raises awareness of heart health for women.  Now don't get me wrong, Men's heart health is just as important, along with men's heart health usually being the most talked about, but most women are unaware that they could also be in danger and that is what www.goredforwomen.org brings focus to. Heart Disease  is preventable if we keep up on checkups and not "write-off" every little twinge or ache.  Okay sure, a lot of times it might be nothing, but wouldn't it be better to know what that little pain is? Wouldn't it be better to know that it's carpal tunnel making your arm numb and not a heart attack?  Sure, it seems extreme, but it's not.   My dad, for example, felt a horrible pain while visiting family in Nevada, because of this pain, he could no longer finish the game of bowling.  He then waited several days before going to the doctor, not smart, but he did go and after the test results were done, they fo...