| ||||||||||
 
Dr. Ronald P. Rogers CHIROPRACTOR Support for your body's natural healing capabilities 270-384-5554 Click here for details 
  
Columbia Gas Dept. GAS LEAK or GAS SMELL Contact Numbers 24 hrs/ 365 days 270-384-2006 or 9-1-1 Call before you dig 
Visit ColumbiaMagazine's Directory of Churches Addresses, times, phone numbers and more for churches in Adair County Find Great Stuff in ColumbiaMagazine's Classified Ads Antiques, Help Wanted, Autos, Real Estate, Legal Notices, More... 
|
Carol Perkins: Breaking out of Solitary Previous Column: Needing a vacation By Carol Perkins A Three Dog Night song popped into my head as I was driving home from Glasgow last Wednesday. Not a single word other than the opening was familiar, but the title flashed before me like a glow-in-the-dark bracelet. "One is the Loneliest Number" isn't a song on my playlist. It isn't a song that lingers in my head like "On the Road Again" or "Country Roads." I hadn't thought about the song before that moment down the Cumberland Parkway. I've NEVER thought about that song, yet suddenly, it was riding in my mind with me back to Edmonton. On this particular day, I had been to the T.J. Pavilion for an ultrasound on my swollen leg (everything was fine). Other than two trips to Ace Hardware in Edmonton and my radio show on Tuesdays, I have been staying inside. When I went to the waiting room at T.J., I recognized a familiar pair of eyes above a mask that belonged to a friend whom I had not seen for months! We couldn't talk fast enough. That limited time lifted my spirits. Then, I engaged in a conversation with the ultrasound person who graduated with my niece. We had a wonderful conversation about what he had been doing since then. I couldn't wait to call her in Jacksonville, Florida to tell her about our meetings. I had something "new" to share! My Louisville friends inquired about coming down for Memorial Day, but I told them I wasn't ready yet. As much as I wanted to be with them, I couldn't take the chance. I haven't seen my children or grandchildren for months because we want to be safe. The number of people I see during a week other than Guy is almost limited to one... my mother. One is such a lonely number for both of us. I am not a solitary person, although I like being alone sometimes. I thrive on being with others, listening to their stories, sharing the latest about children and grandchildren, hearing about their home projects, laughing about funny moments, and all that goes with socializing with friends. Functioning without others is nothing more than---functioning. I have my moments when I like to be quiet and passive, but not for months at a time! Guy is such a different personality. "One" is not a lonely number for him, but one that he embraces. He can be very sociable, but he is as happy being alone as he is in a group. He could go for a year without seeing anyone. I am not that way. I NEED people. That reminds me of another song, "People who need People are the Luckiest People in the World." I'm the luckiest person in the world! I need others to complete my happy life. Carol's new book, based on a true story, The Case of the Missing Ring, is available through Amazon, both paperback and ebook. You can contact her at carolperkins06@gmail.com. This story was posted on 2020-06-05 06:48:45
Printable: this page is now automatically formatted for printing.
Have comments or corrections for this story? Use our contact form and let us know. More articles from topic Carol Perkins:
Carol Perkins: Needing a vacation Carol Perkins: Catch and release Carol Perkins: A silver lining in the new normal Carol Perkins: Normal is coming, sometime Carol Perkins: Pest Control Carol Perkins: Maybe it's not lack of sleep Carol Perkins: How hard can it be? Carol Perkins: The USS Guy Perkins Carol Perkins: Home remedies Carol Perkins: Wild Kingdom View even more articles in topic Carol Perkins |
 
115 Jamestown St. Columbia, KY. 270-384-2496 
  
   
 Provided by the Adair Co Fiscal Court and the Adair Co. Emergency Mgt. Agency 
|
||||||||
|
| ||||||||||
|
Quick Links to Popular Features
Looking for a story or picture? Try our Photo Archive or our Stories Archive for all the information that's appeared on ColumbiaMagazine.com. | ||||||||||
|
Contact us: Columbia Magazine and columbiamagazine.com are published by Linda Waggener and Pen Waggener, PO Box 906, Columbia, KY 42728. Please use our contact page, or send questions about technical issues with this site to webmaster@columbiamagazine.com. All logos and trademarks used on this site are property of their respective owners. All comments remain the property and responsibility of their posters, all articles and photos remain the property of their creators, and all the rest is copyright 1995-Present by Columbia Magazine. Privacy policy: use of this site requires no sharing of information. Voluntarily shared information may be published and made available to the public on this site and/or stored electronically. Anonymous submissions will be subject to additional verification. Cookies are not required to use our site. However, if you have cookies enabled in your web browser, some of our advertisers may use cookies for interest-based advertising across multiple domains. For more information about third-party advertising, visit the NAI web privacy site.
| ||||||||||
