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Everything is Relative
When we lived in southern California, if we wanted to take a walk at night and the thermometer read 45°F, we thought it was crazy cold. We’d put sweat pants on over our pants. We’d get our heaviest coats and put on hats and scarves. Our warmest gloves were an absolute must. Living here in…
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Smarts
There are all kinds of smarts. There are cow smarts and dog smarts and cat smarts. All living things have their own kind of smarts. Cows and dogs and cats all have the same basic needs. But how they go about fulfilling those needs is very different. So the ways and means of their smarts…
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Negativity
I don’t really understand negativity as a general principle. Yeah, I get down sometimes and things seem … well, not too good. But I’ve found that, in general, things usually get better at some point. Maybe I’ve just been luckier than most. But based on my ability to win anything at all, I’d have to…
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Life and Expectations
It’s never what you expect. Sometimes it’s better. Writing something when you feel good is very different from writing something when you feel badly. The previous statement is a prime example. There are many days when I might have written this instead: It’s never what you expect. Sometimes it’s worse. The main thing everyone should…
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Trust the Reader
The hard part of creating a good story isn’t deciding what to put in. It seems to me that what you leave out matters most. I read once that Lee Child had to learn to trust the reader. And by that, he meant trust the reader to fill in the details. His opinion was that…
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Life is Like a Box of …
Life is not like a box of chocolates. It is more akin to a piñata. In both cases they are the same in that you never know what you will get. But the manner of the getting is vastly different. Images courtesy of chocolatesbyashley.com and Walmart
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To Rinse or No to Rinse Spaghetti
Quite some time ago, those who are supposed to have figured these things out, decided that most Americans do not get enough vitamin D. Apparently, a deficiency in vitamin D can cause a whole lot of different problems. So those who know suggested that daily supplementation with vitamin D would be a good thing. I,…
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Pride, Hubris, and the Universe Smacking you Upside the Head
Does it ever seem to you that just when things are going well, something happens to set you back on your haunches? You start to thinking that you are in pretty good shape then you catch a cold and the workout routine goes down the drain. You get to thinking you are pretty smart and…
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Random Thoughts, Part 4
Yeah, That’s Good … But Do you ever find yourself qualifying things? It was a time honored tradition in my family. Primarily on my mind are personal accomplishments. I can remember showing my dad a report card that listed an “A” in every subject. His comment was, “This is good. Now let’s see if you…
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Happy Hallothanksmas
Did the weekly grocery shopping at Walmart this morning. This is all I’m going to say about that. That’s my thought for the day. Photo and quote courtesy of TeePublic and Good Houskeeping, respectively
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