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Two For Tuesday

“Feeling gratitude and not expressing it is like wrapping a present and not giving it.” ~William Arthur Ward When I first got married Christmas was all about watching my wife’s face when she opened the presents I gave her, and it wasn’t just about her getting to see my carefully chosen gifts. It was just … Continue reading Two For Tuesday

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Baby, Don’t Hurt Me…

“What is love? Baby, don’t hurt me. Don’t hurt me no more.” ~Haddaway We are all fragile when it comes to love, an emotion so intense it can lay the highest low, and change the course of the world. It’s love that frightens more people from day to day than just about anything else, because … Continue reading Baby, Don’t Hurt Me…

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Saturdays

When I was a kid Saturdays meant going to church and waiting for the sun to set. When I moved into my 20s it was all about eating frozen waffles and trying to figure out why I was no longer going to church. Then I hit my 30s and Saturdays became relaxing days, days when … Continue reading Saturdays

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The Closet Pessimist

For as long as I can remember I’ve been an optimist, you know, the kind of person who sees the silver lining in every cloud, and who believes that everything will work out for good regardless of how things seem. When people ask me for my opinion I’ll say something like, “The sun’ll come out … Continue reading The Closet Pessimist

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Two For Tuesday

Daylight Savings Time never used to mess me up, not really. The change came in fall and I gained an hour, which was cool enough, but then it ended in spring and I lost that hour, which wasn’t cool. Yet it was just a matter of changing clocks before bed on those two Saturday nights. … Continue reading Two For Tuesday

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Complicated, Part 5

“I’m not one of those complicated, mixed up cats. I’m not looking for the secret of life… I just go on from day to day taking what comes.” ~Frank Sinatra Maybe Frank had it right after all, that there isn’t really a secret to life, that we should just go from each day to the … Continue reading Complicated, Part 5