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Waiting.

Wednesday was my last day at work before leaving for vacation. Wednesday was also my birthday. I was supposed to work a regular full day at the office, and I had every intention of doing so. I got there in the morning and started plugging away, getting a phenomenal amount of work done. I was a working fool. Then I started to tire. Things started slowing down and I was more easily distracted. It…
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Making the bed.

In Thirty odd years I’ve never had any major problems with the laws of physics while making my bed. On Saturday I expected this trend to continue. I was attempting to spread the top sheet across the bed in the time tested fashion: I stood at one end of the bed, grabbed hold of one end of the sheet, and in one continuous motion I threw my arms out in front of me then pulled the end of the…
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To have or have not.

It’s not like I’ve got a whole lot of choice. I’m not a disciple of “The American Dream.” I will acknowledge that people have some influence over their affluence, but I am a firm believer that dumb luck plays a role for some people. I believe that I may perhaps have had some choice, but I made it. Many people have a great drive to achieve monetary success and…
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Love.

Patience. Caring. Exhilarating. Breathless. Trusting. Responsibility. Reflux. Tums. Bad breath. Green blanket. Misshapen toe. Exhausting. Inspiring. Relentless. Sleeping. Careening. Fidgeting. Organizing. Sharing. Anxiety. Hopeful. Worry. Giving. Selfless. Head ache. Mood altering. Life changing. Wonderful. Faith restoring. Humbling. Family. Forever. Thank you. A song once said that the power of…
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Looking up.

Christy is flying up. My birthday is coming up. Everyone else’s birthday is coming up. Our trip to New England is coming up. Beth continues to grow up. What’s there not to like? If we could just plan that trip to New Orleans that we’ve been meaning to take for the last three years we’d really be cooking. What keeps you from traveling? For us, there are a number of factors.
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The weekend that was.

There is little I can fault with the weekend that just past. It was relaxing, but not overly lazy. I got some things done that needed to be done, but it was not so much that it took over the entire weekend. I went to that Bucs game, and it was pretty cool. It’s funny to find myself saying that about a game where my team got crushed, but it’s the truth (I had fun and the Bucs got…
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Why are you posting this?

One: I don’t think anyone really reads through these things. Two: Even if someone was, I have relatively little that I feel the need to hide from anyone. Three: I am open with people to a fault. Four: Where is the delete key? On the one hand, I feel like this should embarrass me. However, the other hand wins out: it is who I am. I am not going to be embarrassed by who I am, despite what I…
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