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Nocturnal No More

Sleep is overrated, or at least it used to be before I got old. And by “old” I’m using the term relatively, as in “older than I used to be.” 20 years ago my average bedtime was 1am and I was up at 5:30, just as vibrant as a newborn chick. 10 years ago I … Continue reading Nocturnal No More

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Shacking Up: Part 3

“The time between meeting and finally leaving is sometimes called falling in love.” ~Lisa Loeb We painted the back porch together, but separately. It was a labor of love, really. I wanted Payne’s Blue Gray, and she wanted a kind of traditional blue, so we compromised… and used the kind of traditional blue. I didn’t … Continue reading Shacking Up: Part 3

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A Slim Thread

The drawbacks were many Set up in random, thin lines As if they were equal As if nothing else mattered But love is discriminate With its pitiful adoration Exchanged for consequence Sprinkled with an ignorance That verges on the unkind Separated by a slim thread Like a dance on the tightrope With eyes firmly shut … Continue reading A Slim Thread