Tag: friends
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The Rainbow Connection
So my life kind of….mildly exploded? And, consequently, I haven’t been getting things done. This has, unfortunately, meant that I temporarily abandoned my writing projects, including this blog. But don’t fret! I am back in action, thanks to my editor and my new business manager (who already deserves a raise after only a month on…
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Planes and Boats
Oh, hello! My apologies for not dropping by with a few words last week. I was traveling unexpectedly and didn’t have the wherewithal to put my thoughts down for you. But I missed you; I can only assume you missed me terribly as well. Oh, while I have you – a quick announcement that I…
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It Shouldn’t Be This Hard
So, yesterday I had 42 free minutes at work during which I was planning to write a blog post for today. But instead, I had to spend that 42 minutes trying to figure out where I can refill a prescription at a reasonable price so I don’t have to sell a kidney to pay for…
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Keep Climbing
Lately, I’ve been doing a few handy projects at work – you know, changing lightbulbs, organizing things, hanging decorations. Simple stuff. But this week, the task on my list was to hang a 4×6′ banner high up on a concrete wall. Not as simple, but certainly doable. Yesterday, I got out the drills, measuring tapes,…
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An Introduction
“Writing, to me, is simply thinking through my fingers.” Isaac Asimov It has come to my attention that wehave some new faces around here! New readers, I suppose we could say. Although I prefer to think of you and I as fellow travelers, taking a few moments away from this strange life to talk about…
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An Unwillingness to Surrender
I am an incredibly lazy, slow-moving person (more on this another time, but please don’t argue, I promise it’s true.) And yet, paradoxically, I possess an innate unwillingness to give up on certain things. What’s interesting about that sentence is the word “certain.” I do easily give up on some things. It’s not uncommon for…