The Veteran’s Administration pays survivor benefits to survivors for veterans who have served during wartime. The list of eligible wars starts with the Mexican Border Period (1916-17), World War I, World War II, Korean Conflict, Vietnam era (two different payout systems, depending on whether service was in Vietnam or not),

  I have been thinking a lot about masks since the topic was announced. One thing that keeps coming back to me is how no one knows what goes on behind closed doors. We all offer our face to the world but to many it is just a mask. I

  I have to confess—I haven’t started on my “mask” piece. I haven’t even thought about it much. I’ve been distracted. I’ve been in Italy on vacation and, oh yes, it was wonderful and filled with good food and marvelous art and architecture and wine and sunshine and piazzas and

I like masks!  They remind me of Halloween.  Which takes me back to my childhood.  What fun to dress up as some character and knock on doors to receive treats!!!  My mother made some of our costumes, as I then did for my children.  At some point, I made these

Masks, I hate masks. That was my first reaction when I read our new prompt. And the second and third reaction as well. So, now it’s my term to blog about masks. Thinking about what I hate of masks I came to the conclusion that the fact that a mask

  We all have multiple roles in our lives and, although we may not consciously do so, we all wear different masks in our different roles. Mother, wife, friend, artist, teacher, citizen. And those are just my major roles, what are yours?    Our ‘masks’ may include wearing specific clothes, moderating

    How do you use the mask. Humans are weak animals. So, wearing masks make them look strong, and that make their feeling stronger too. Then they wear the horrible masks against the fearful something   When the actor wear masks for his performance to turn into his role.