Category Archives: Personal

Common sense strikes back

Mom’s always told me I don’t have much common sense. I think she’s wrong. On the other hand, every now and then I have a lapse, and it takes a bit of effort to realize it. For example, over the … Continue reading

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Once upon a sixth grade dreary

I meant to post this yesterday, which was the anniversary of Edgar Allen Poe’s birthday. Ah, well, better late than never. My sixth grade teacher for English and reading was Mr. Koliha. One of the year-long projects he had for … Continue reading

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Winter weather gives me an excuse

Lovely day to wake up to. Unlike a lot of my friends farther east and north, I saw the sun shining when I got up this morning — much to the dismay of my son, who really wanted another snow … Continue reading

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Any excuse . . .

No excuses. That’s my motto for 2011. No excuses for frittering away time I could be writing, playing on the Web. No excuses for giving up on exercise. No excuses for not spending time with my family. No excuses for … Continue reading

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2010 in review

To create this image of what I’ve been up to this year, I took monthly updates that I’ve posted on the Forward Motion writing board and plugged them in to Wordle. I think it’s a fair representation of what I’ve … Continue reading

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Even oatmeal has a consistency

Consistency tells us what something is made of or what it’s similar to. We speak of things being like paste or as thin as water. Consistency is how things hold together. When we strive for consistency in our habits, that’s … Continue reading

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A new outlook

If you know me, you know I wear glasses. If not, you can scroll down in the window to see my picture over there in the sidebar on the right. See? Glasses. Except that those lovely glasses, which I thought … Continue reading

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