C.G. Ayling's Blog, page 2
May 9, 2017
The little joys in Life
There is little that gives me more joy than watching the actions of baby animals. It is both mentally fascinating and emotionally rewarding – a combination that is pretty hard to beat. Back in the early 1960’s we lived in … Continue reading →
May 6, 2017
on What Matters Most
The thing that matters most in life is love… However here in the first world we are taught that the things that matter most in life are things. That is so untrue and so shallow, it distresses me to even … Continue reading →
April 29, 2017
Lest We Forget, ICU.
This post covers the surgery to debulk the tumor infringing on my Pituitary gland and the first week thereafter, which I spent in the Intensive Care Unit at OhioHealth Riverside Methodist Hospital in Columbus, Ohio. If you haven’t read the … Continue reading →
April 15, 2017
Lest We Forget
Lest We Forget – Part One In late January 2016 I was diagnosed with a very large pituitary tumor. For those who don’t know what this is, it is a tumor inside the cranial cavity. I hope you never need … Continue reading →
January 25, 2017
on Busyness
True wisdom is ageless understanding. My daughter Julia, @Chibichiree, wrote this essay for school. She is seventeen. If I Had a Nickel for Every Time I was Busy… Tim Kreider’s, The “Busy” Trap, dwells upon his opinions on busyness. He … Continue reading →
January 24, 2017
on Alternative Facts
I abhor politics. donald trump {capitalization intended} brings home why. trump, a small-minded vindictive bigot with a vastly oversized ego, has assumed a very big office, which he is using as a bully-pulpit as he proceeds to blatantly disregard various … Continue reading →
a wish of you
~ a wish of you ~ ~ Was I granted one wish, that wish would be a wish of you… to see you every day and as every day draws to its close, to know I’ll see you on the … Continue reading →
January 22, 2017
on Fairy Tales
My current WIP is an expansion of a short Fairy Tale I wrote some time ago, called A Crystal Tear. Attention to detail is far too important to me to allow me to ever be a prolific writer. To illustrate … Continue reading →
January 21, 2017
on Closure
Made up words, with virtually no meaning. Closure. We’re closing the door, but not really… We’re forgetting something we should never forget… We’re throwing out the trash, by sharing it with the world… We’re letting it go, without thought of … Continue reading →
January 20, 2017
Kindle Unlimited
Today is the last day any of my work will be enrolled in Amazon’s Kindle Select program for authors, and its Kindle Unlimited program for readers. This post attempts to explain why. First. Kindle Select pays authors based on the … Continue reading →
