Don’t read too much into the title here. It’s definitely not a rant against people who aren’t rich, rather it’s more a rant against attitudes seemingly popular in comment sections, Facebook, etc. How many times have you read an article about some poor family with several children who go through life without the finer things […]
My would-be multi billion dollar lottery ticket
I’ve often wondered just why people think that winning some huge lottery would make their lives better. There are countless stories of misery for past winners of lotteries. Why would anyone want such a risk in their lives? Do you really believe you’re so smart that you couldn’t possibly screw things up like so many […]
Lounging around with Dad
By Sylvia Having a very pleasant morning with Dad, drinking coffee and listening to Christmas music on YouTube. Bless his heart, he really responds to music! I was eating avocado toast and although he said he doesn’t like avocados I persuaded him to eat a couple of small pieces. Happiness is sometimes made of such […]
Four More Years! Four More Years!
By Sylvia The classic chant at political rallies, but, NO, that’s not what I mean. I’m advocating four more years with Mr. Wonderful, Martin Robert Amell, the love of my life. Yesterday was our fourth anniversary and, honestly, I love him more than ever and feel that our love is truly time-tested and sturdy. We […]
New dry socks.
By Martin It doesn’t sound like much, just a pair of new dry, warm socks, but they certainly beat worn out, wet socks especially in the winter months and even more so when you don’t have ready access to laundry facilities. If you’re homeless, living on the streets and carrying everything you own on a […]
Christmas, Cuddling and Oatmeal
By Sylvia Cope I was watching the Today show with Martin’s dad and since it’s the Christmas season, there were endless ads and segments about finding the perfect gift and beautifully decorating your home and trying not to be overwhelmed by the demands of the fast-approaching Christmas Day. I observed to Dad that there is […]
Your average blah-blah-blah page AND MORE!
Well, you’re here which undoubtedly is far better than having your face gnawed off by a rabid bear, but that’s probably not going to happen so let’s move on, ok? What is CopeWithMartin and what does it all mean? You probably think it’s about coping with me, Martin and to some extent you would be […]