Childhood memories are few and far between

March 6, 2013, 11:37 pm

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It bums me out that I cannot remember much of my childhood. All I vaguely recall is that I had a damn good one. I’m sure I’m not alone in my inability to remember people, places, and things from my formative years. I’m guessing there are more people like me out there than there are […]

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Hey.

May 2, 2013, 8:45 pm

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I’m still here. I feel like I’m establishing a semi-permanent residence in crazy town these days. But I escaped long enough to explain why I’m writing tonight. 1. To thank anyone and everyone who continues to follow me despite the fact there are millions of bloggers out there. 2. To show appreciation for the bloggers […]

Christmas Breeaaaak! 10 things I’m thinking about.

December 23, 2013, 5:02 pm

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Boy have Christmas breaks changed over the years. When I was in college, unlike some people (I’m talking to you, Ryan Woodard), taking time off from school never involved a drunkin escapade to Cabo. Rather, I’d travel with my softball team to play in a tournament someplace sunny. I always seemed to come down with strep […]

How I would describe airline travel to an extraterrestrial

June 26, 2014, 1:13 pm

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Have you ever taken time to step outside of the normal protocol that we all, as the collective human race, have agreed is the acceptable way of doing things? Take airline travel, for instance. Let’s look into the typical experience of an airline traveler together, shall we? I’ve had the distinct privilege of spending a lot of time in airports and […]

Be patient, kids…I will rock when you’re in college

October 16, 2014, 5:04 pm

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I am parenting three pretty great people at the moment. My boys are ages 12 and 10, and their little sister is 6 years old. I think I’m in a phase where I might be so physically exhausted most days from running around, however, that I’m not exactly giving them my A game. So I decided to write them […]

Knowing how great life is

January 8, 2016, 10:39 pm

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How’s life been treating you? I’m guessing your answer to that question is probably influenced by your age, whom you depend on and who depends on you, the person you see staring back at you in the mirror, the struggles you’ve endured, the triumphs you’ve enjoyed, and how you personally define happiness. Whenever asked, my go-to answer is normally “good!” without […]

Watching The NeverEnding Story as an adult

January 30, 2016, 1:08 pm

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Forewarning: This could be deemed by some readers as The NeverEnding Blog Post, but I’d like to believe it’s worth your investment in time if you’ve ever seen The NeverEnding Story. I don’t know about you, but I decided to trip myself out this week. My daughter is now almost the same age that I was […]

Giving your best effort in life, without knowing if you’re doing any of it right

March 7, 2017, 6:41 pm

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I’ve learned to accept the fact that it’s ok to devote your best effort to life, even when you’re not so sure you’re doing any of it right. This thought swirled through my brain when ordering less-than-stellar food from the lady behind the glass counter display at my local grocery store. A hodgepodge of fast, […]

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Start seeing more and being seen less

April 12, 2017, 5:10 pm

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Life is full of ups and downs. Have you ever stopped to consider if either extreme is within your control? I’ve lived long enough to know that I’ve lost some of my naiveness from younger years. I believe that life will naturally take its twists and turns and, the majority of the time, we are […]

This damn dog

October 22, 2018, 5:27 pm

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This damn dog may be the death of me while breathing life into every moment of my day. With no appreciation of who is master and who is follower she yanks me like a rag doll around the neighborhood yet also gives me a reason to want to walk again. Those who pass are equally […]

Acceptance

October 25, 2018, 5:55 pm

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Acceptance is a tricky thing. To feel as if you’ve done all you can. To question if there is more to give. Have you lived and loved and led enough? Have you cut a corner here or there to maintain sanity? As the autumn air turns brittle and cold and you watch the sun retreat […]

Trapped, yet freed

April 19, 2020, 5:27 pm

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With nowhere to go and nothing to do, our minds drift to the what if’s and why now’s? A sadness creeps in to cracks that deepen, with each passing day and missed occasion Life is less predictable than we had hoped, while time plays hide and seek with no guarantee of ever being found, of […]

An important routine

January 18, 2022, 6:18 pm

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I watch him walk up and down the sidewalk with a basketball as his sidekick bounce, bounce, bounce No matter the day or weather Completely engrossed in his own world He is old enough for me to ponder Is he unconcerned with how others might view him? Or are his brain and body quenched by […]