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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
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Survived Another Week, So I’m Calling It a Win
For the better part of a week a nasty sinus infection has been kicking my butt. The good news is I now have some sweet antibiotics coursing through my system and hope to be feeling back to normal in the… Continue reading
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Holiday Memories: Mom’s Sears Boycott
These days I receive a few very random catalogs in the mail, but it’s nothing compared to the absolute glut of catalogs we received at our house when I was a kid. Still, of all those mounds of catalogs, there… Continue reading
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Thankful for Little Wins and You
I have a few new things to be thankful for this week. My short story “Hooper’s Folly” was the first place winner of the Friends of the Hunterdon County Library short story contest. Woohoo! I’m thankful to the FOHCL for… Continue reading
Creativity and Contentment 