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All Grown Up.
For some reason, my daughter is always going to be my little girl. I have a persistent mental image of her sitting next to me on the way home from McDonald’s when she was about 2 years old, snuggled up … Continue reading
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Meditation
I was in Cedar Rapids, IA today, sitting in a park waiting for some people who ultimately never showed up, and feeling quite stressed about things in general. I’ve been reading about meditation on the net recently, and decided that … Continue reading
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The Balance of Nature
It started out as a quiet evening. I was cleaning out the trash from my van, standing near the garbage cans next to the garage when I noticed a little baby bunny rabbit hopping along the patch of yard between … Continue reading
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Oh, the places I’ve been
I put up a new page over on the sidebar that has maps of the places I’ve been in my lifetime. I saw the app on Fark, and decided it was kind of cool. There’s a link under each map … Continue reading
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The Bestest Birthday Present!
Today was my granddaughter’s fourth birthday. Her Mom had mentioned her wanting a guitar, so I dutifully went out and found a kid’s model with flower stickers on it, that seemed to befit a four-year-old girl. She opened it first, … Continue reading
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A long short week on the road
For a week that’s supposed to be slow, the week before Easter was a long one for me. Monday, I ran to Greensburg, IN and back to Indy, before loading up for Taylor, MI. Tuesday, I picked up in Shelby … Continue reading
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Goodbye, old friend.
I sold my pickup truck today after nearly 10 years and 160,525 miles. It was the third vehicle I’d purchased new in my life, and the one I lived with for the longest period. I replaced it with a newish … Continue reading
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Tag! You’re It!
I took Nick to my other grandson Austin’s birthday party today, which Samantha had arranged at a Laser tag place up in Carmel. I’ve never been in one of those places before, but boy, did it look like fun. I … Continue reading
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Eulogy
In about an hour I have to go to my mother’s funeral, where I will be delivering what could be termed her eulogy. Mostly, it’s a rehash of my post from Thursday morning, tuned for the audience attending. Since I’m … Continue reading
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A Portrait
In between all the stuff connected with Mom’s funeral, there is also a joyous occasion coming up. My son Michael is getting married on Tuesday. The wedding date was picked well in advance (and happens to be on my birthday, … Continue reading
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