lend me your ears.
Today there was drilling going on with high pitches that only our dog Zoe could hear. For over an hour, every time I heard the drill I covered her ears with my hands so she could be calm and endure the sound.
Julius Caesar once said that “I had rather be first in a village than second at Rome.” He also said “experience is the teacher of all things.”
What I would have given to have just those two sayings before I went off to college at age 17. A few decades later, I’ve worked in villages to make change, and have had much life experience.
As a baby and toddler, I always had problems with my ears, and had my tonsils out on my 4th birthday to alleviate it. My last bout with an ear infection was at age 12 when a doctor put a metal rod through my head. I vowed never to get an ear infection again. Even though I was a fish in our and other pools, I always had swabs on hand.
For the past week, I’ve had water in one or both ears, no swimming involved. Yesterday my husband bought me a tiny glass bottle with a glass dropper, so I can make a solution of isopropyl alcohol and distilled white vinegar. The alcohol dehydrates the ear and the vinegar restores the Ph balance, according to his research.
We’ve been married for over ten years and that he does this for me is amazing. One thing that keeps us together is that we both keep our ears open, listen to each other, debate opposing views, and agree or agree to disagree.
I am certain that Julius Caesar would have conquered the Americas had he known we were here. Britain did, for a while. And we did a great injustice to both the Native Americans we pushed out, and African Americans that we brought in.
My family has not even been here 100 years, we’re all born here but are from immigrants. My ears are always open for all points of view. Every night our dog gets down from the bed, gets under it right under me, then whines once to be lifted back up. It’s dark, she’s tired and has no hips, and my “mommy ears” hear her. Our block could be leveled and my husband would still sleep.
My ears are open. If you have something to say, I’ll hear you. No spam or sex url’s, please. Cheers, Dee
Cooking with Dee 