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Pictures or it Didn’t Happen, Unless Maybe (And Hear Me Out Here) It Did
We enjoyed watching the Olympics these past couple of weeks, but while we were watching the women’s ski half pipe competition over the weekend something jarring happened. One of the skiers lost her phone. It flew out of her pocket… Continue reading
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Let the Heat Wave Commence
It’s Tuesday afternoon as I type this, and according to my phone it’s 43 degrees out but feels like 52 degrees. The other day my phone promised me the actual high today would be 52 degrees, as in real degrees,… Continue reading
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Chaos Has Entered the Group Chat
Well, the other day I finally bit the bullet and installed the update my iPhone has been nagging me about it, and almost immediately regretted it. I’m old, and I don’t like change, and apparently someone at Apple thought it… Continue reading
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Cold Starts
It’s been extra cold here lately, and according to the groundhog who made his prediction earlier this week, that’s not expected to change anytime soon. Looking at the weather forecast it certainly feels like we’re stuck in a Groundhog Day… Continue reading
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One (of the many) Reasons Gen Xers Are the Way They Are
Where were you 40 years ago? I was sitting in my fourth grade classroom watching an historic space shuttle launch on television. I can tell you this because like many kids who were in elementary school in January of 1986… Continue reading
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Snow Days
Over the weekend we got not one but two snowstorms. I even made it out to ski around the backyard on Monday. Yes, that little speck above is me. Who knew the trees at the back of the yard were… Continue reading
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Uncle Doug
My Uncle Doug passed away over the weekend. I’m still trying to wrap my head around the fact that he’s gone. I’m finding that one problem with getting older is that more and more I have to say goodbye to… Continue reading
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Childish Fears
Recently a family in a neighboring town lost everything in an early morning house fire, and I was reminded of one of my childhood fears. I spent a not insignificant portion of my childhood thinking about something that lived forever… Continue reading
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Happy New Year
I hope you had a wonderful Christmas. We had a nice time here. It was the first time in years that we saw Ron’s parents for Christmas. So, that was especially nice, and while his mom appreciated being up north… Continue reading
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Cake and More Cake, and Some Skiing
What have I been doing this past week? Mostly eating cake. For my birthday Ron baked and decorated me a delicious Funfetti birthday cake. This photo above doesn’t do it justice, and the colors are a little off. That orange… Continue reading
Creativity and Contentment 