Tonight is one of those nights where I just want to go to bed. Pretend that problems don’t exist for a while and just pass out. But my son won’t sleep. We are all tired. And it’s hard. I wanted to just write something stupid. Just to say I got my post done and...
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My goal this year was to post once a day for the entire year. It’s nearly September and I’m on track. I’ve posted 300 times to my blog since I started it nearly three years ago. Sometimes I have something insightful to say. Sometimes I can barely eek out a few sentences. Sometimes I’m...
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Just hug em all the time. Kiss them. Love them. They are so damn precious. Or if you have cats or dogs or a person you love. All. The. Time. Never let them guess how you feel. Make them feel it all the time. In good times and in bad. Always....
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I’ve spent a lot of the past year worrying about not having enough time. Getting angry that my son won’t sleep because I won’t have any time to spend with my wife, or to write, or to just . . . rest. But I think I’ve been missing something glaring for a while now....
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Today I did all the things. I finally planted heather along our fence. I weed whacked. I mopped the hardwood floors. I baked scones with fresh peaches. What a day. My leave is coming to an end soon. I’m both looking forward to going back to work and not. Mostly because I will miss...
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Weeping Into Your Wine Joints On Fire (Hips, Knees, Shoulders, etc) Why Isn’t There Any More Coffee? Burritos For Dinner The Poopinator The 10 Year Old Dog Hair Sleep Is A Four Letter Word Please Stay Married To Me Our Floor Is Made Of Cheese Its Smoothie Or Die Don’t Look At Me Until...
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Friendship is complex. Emotions like love, jealousy, competition, insecurity, vulnerability, manipulation, envy, passion, laughter, commiseration to name a few. Friendship is a layered and chaotic ball of emotional intensity with highs and lows. In my experience the best friendships are the ones that hold nothing against you. They don’t get mad when you haven’t...
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I have nothing to say tonight....
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One for: Love Work Friends Kids Art And I get to choose when and which ones to open up and when to close them. I read the news. I hear all the terrible things that are happening in the world and somewhere in there it registers. But I’ve developed the ability to turn the...
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We drove across the country in 2013. We stopped at Wall Drug and bought a small white jackelope. We drove it to Ohio and gave it to my mom. She asked me for it. I thought she was kidding. But she wasn’t. And she put it on her book shelf in her bedroom and...
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