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Tatas are Overrated….
A Lumpy Curve Ball I have learned in the last few days, what it is like to face a curve ball. I used to play co-ed softball. Catcher. I could catch just about anything and it was … Continue reading
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Cemetery Stomping
While I consider myself a writer, I also consider myself as a link in the history of it all: my family of origin, my family we created, my extended family, the eclectic friends from all walks as well as the … Continue reading
To Pete S., Wherever You Are…
In the small town where I now live, there are a series of independent coffee shops. It was a scandal when the local satellite of a national food chain remodeled and installed a Starbucks. The coffee shop I favor has … Continue reading
Dear Trevor
Santa Claus The North Pole December, 2005 My Dear Trevor: As you know, it is a very hectic time of year for me. I got your Christmas wish list as well as your brother and sister’s. I know … Continue reading
The Power of Illusions
The Power of Illusions I have personally come to believe that we all have one great illusion that weaves itself into the fabric of our lives. Maybe some people have more than one. Perhaps there are even people who have … Continue reading
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Adding My Thoughts Today
Originally posted on Marysigmond's Blog:
Today of all days, this bears repeating….. I used to live in a suburb whose Main Street was right out of a movie. The 4th of July parade was always one of the major…
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Random Rainbows
I am trying to find the words to express a magic so ordinary and mundane that it make it all the more magical. Sometimes the simplest moments are the most profound. If anyone is lucky enough to take it for … Continue reading
The Sine Wave Of Friendship
By all rights, I shouldn’t be writing about anything mathematical. Nothing about the entire subject makes any sense to me. Sadly and truly, I mean not a crumb, nothing at all. I am so mathematically challenged, that I am not … Continue reading
The Angst of National Sibling Day
I am sitting in an airport waiting for my flight home. I spent the weekend in Chicago visiting my son at his college and marveling at the amazing man he is becoming. While I was backing and forth-ing and smiling, … Continue reading
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Oddities in the Wild West
Our circumstances have changed. Even though life is about change, embracing it can be hard. I now have a commuter marriage — an interstate commuter marriage– a very rural interstate commuter marriage. The queen visits the king and the king … Continue reading
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