Debbie Cribb Owens
@cribbowens.bsky.social
Knock-about writer. Curious person. Caregiver.
Back in my days
Of eating Pop Tarts
In my footed pajamas
My mornings would start
With Captain Kangaroo
And progress to reruns
Of #Bewitched on a
Black and white television
With an aerial on the roof
I was reared by my parents
And that flickering box
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Of eating Pop Tarts
In my footed pajamas
My mornings would start
With Captain Kangaroo
And progress to reruns
Of #Bewitched on a
Black and white television
With an aerial on the roof
I was reared by my parents
And that flickering box
#vss365
December 10, 2025 at 11:47 AM
Back in my days
Of eating Pop Tarts
In my footed pajamas
My mornings would start
With Captain Kangaroo
And progress to reruns
Of #Bewitched on a
Black and white television
With an aerial on the roof
I was reared by my parents
And that flickering box
#vss365
Of eating Pop Tarts
In my footed pajamas
My mornings would start
With Captain Kangaroo
And progress to reruns
Of #Bewitched on a
Black and white television
With an aerial on the roof
I was reared by my parents
And that flickering box
#vss365
There is #consolation in knowing you thrived. I hate to think of myself as cruel, but in that moment, I was... youth and stupidity no excuse. I can still see the look on your face. But you, in turn, became more successful than any of us. You are strong, and I'm glad.
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December 9, 2025 at 12:34 PM
There is #consolation in knowing you thrived. I hate to think of myself as cruel, but in that moment, I was... youth and stupidity no excuse. I can still see the look on your face. But you, in turn, became more successful than any of us. You are strong, and I'm glad.
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Back in my acting days, I had the great honor of playing Helen in The Trojan Women. It was the only role I ever had that was meaty enough to carry its own #soliloquy. I felt like a serious actor for the first and last time. Life took me away from the greasepaint..
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December 8, 2025 at 2:05 PM
Back in my acting days, I had the great honor of playing Helen in The Trojan Women. It was the only role I ever had that was meaty enough to carry its own #soliloquy. I felt like a serious actor for the first and last time. Life took me away from the greasepaint..
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Once again, I face the #vespertine question. Will my father settle in comfortably, or does he have day confused with night again? So many times, I have watched him sleep away the daylight hours then rouse and become needy when the sun goes down.
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December 4, 2025 at 1:28 PM
Once again, I face the #vespertine question. Will my father settle in comfortably, or does he have day confused with night again? So many times, I have watched him sleep away the daylight hours then rouse and become needy when the sun goes down.
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He used to be #chivalrous
Generous
Kind
At some point
His consideration
Dropped by the
Wayside
She was moved from
The foreground
To the background
Of his life
Another piece
Of the furniture
Taken for granted
Just a wife
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Generous
Kind
At some point
His consideration
Dropped by the
Wayside
She was moved from
The foreground
To the background
Of his life
Another piece
Of the furniture
Taken for granted
Just a wife
#vss365
December 3, 2025 at 12:28 PM
He used to be #chivalrous
Generous
Kind
At some point
His consideration
Dropped by the
Wayside
She was moved from
The foreground
To the background
Of his life
Another piece
Of the furniture
Taken for granted
Just a wife
#vss365
Generous
Kind
At some point
His consideration
Dropped by the
Wayside
She was moved from
The foreground
To the background
Of his life
Another piece
Of the furniture
Taken for granted
Just a wife
#vss365
#Reflection and renewal
Remembering fondly
What has passed
Letting go of those things
That do not reflect well
To make room for what will
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Remembering fondly
What has passed
Letting go of those things
That do not reflect well
To make room for what will
#vss365
November 26, 2025 at 12:24 PM
#Reflection and renewal
Remembering fondly
What has passed
Letting go of those things
That do not reflect well
To make room for what will
#vss365
Remembering fondly
What has passed
Letting go of those things
That do not reflect well
To make room for what will
#vss365
It's amazing what becomes #achievable once you decide that it is. Dreams become goals. Yesterday's goals are today's reality. Tomorrow is determined by what you believe today.
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November 23, 2025 at 1:34 PM
It's amazing what becomes #achievable once you decide that it is. Dreams become goals. Yesterday's goals are today's reality. Tomorrow is determined by what you believe today.
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My fitness progress is #measurable over time. Clothes that used to fit fine are now much too baggy. The scales move more slowly, but I have been steadily building muscle, which weighs more. A1C levels have fallen. So far, so good.
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November 22, 2025 at 1:51 PM
My fitness progress is #measurable over time. Clothes that used to fit fine are now much too baggy. The scales move more slowly, but I have been steadily building muscle, which weighs more. A1C levels have fallen. So far, so good.
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Jerry Seinfeld says that men don't view #action heroes as fantasy figures, but as options. His proof is the guy who rides with a mattress tied down to the roof of his car and his arm out the window holding the mattress, as if he is what will keep it from falling off.
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November 20, 2025 at 1:52 PM
Life is filled with #options. We may not like them, but they are there, nonetheless. Options lead to outcomes. Some feel successful, others regretful. What matters is how we react and what we do next. Choosing not to act is an option with its own set of consequences.
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November 19, 2025 at 1:42 PM
I first came here to ensure my father didn't wreck his kidneys with too much sugar and salt. Medical personnel told me I was keeping him alive. The #goal has changed with time. Now I keep watch and try to give him dignity and comfort. Every day, the roulette wheel turns.
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November 17, 2025 at 1:10 PM
The cost to #transport my bedridden father is prohibitive for all but emergencies. There are procedures that might give him benefit, but not with the disruption of getting him to the facility, which would stress him unduly, never mind the cost. It is frustrating.
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November 15, 2025 at 12:23 PM
The cost to #transport my bedridden father is prohibitive for all but emergencies. There are procedures that might give him benefit, but not with the disruption of getting him to the facility, which would stress him unduly, never mind the cost. It is frustrating.
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