I loved Grandma. When I first learned she died, I paused for a moment to reflect on the situation. I thought about my dad and wondered how he was feeling, knowing he just lost his mother. I’ll admit though, I wasn’t particularly sad. She was 91. The last several years of her life had beenContinue reading “We Don’t Choose Our Feelings”
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The Mother of All Endurance
Merriam Webster defines endurance as “the ability to withstand hardship or adversity.” It’s a wonderfully nonspecific definition, implying there are endless forms of endurance. Inspired by my wife’s recent birthday, I’d like to speak of a remarkable form of endurance I regularly witness from her and other moms. Dare I say, I’m pretty fit, andContinue reading “The Mother of All Endurance”
Holiday Gratitude and a Christmas Song
This is going to be a bit strange.. Unlike the typical content circulated here, today’s post will be a semi-thoughtful, borderline mature, and possibly self-reflective blog post. Not the norm. Is something wrong with me? No, it’s just Christmas, and now’s the time of year to do this kinda shit, so let’s get it overContinue reading “Holiday Gratitude and a Christmas Song”
My Father-In-Law’s Downstairs Bathroom
I would like to take a few brief minutes to discuss my father-in-law’s downstairs bathroom. It’s a place that has always puzzled and fascinated me. Over the 11 years I have pilgrimaged to that special place to leave my bio-organic offerings, there have been several changes I’ve noticed, as well as other conditions that stubbornlyContinue reading “My Father-In-Law’s Downstairs Bathroom”
The worst question ever asked
I remain haunted by a question. After years and years, it still occasionally bubbles up into the perimeters of my conscious mind and makes me shudder. For I still don’t have a good answer. There is no good or right answer. There is no winning. There is only losing. There are only wrong answers…. MyContinue reading “The worst question ever asked”
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