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Originally published March 20, 2012
I’ve always had a thing with death. I suppose most people DO have some sort of “thing” about death, but my thing has a perspective that only those who have been seriously ill seem to really appreciate when I talk of it. For most of…
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Originally published March 2, 2012
…I *am* obsessed. I just can’t help it. This morning, after a huge downpour, what did I do but grab my camera and run outside to see what neat things might be in dire need of photographing (which, it just so happened, the grill did)….
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Originally published February 24, 2012
So I was accused, by my mentor no less, of being obsessive. Now, I will admit that I have an ability to focus on things to a degree which might be considered “obsessive” by some. But I prefer to think of it more as being…
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January 14, 2012
So I was a funny kid. Funny in an amusing, odd sort of way (hard to believe, I know). I’m not sure why, but I fancied myself the family comedian and had great aspirations from a very young age of being a creative genius. And coming from…
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Originally published January 6, 2012
There is a phenomenon that occurs every year starting January 1st and lasts through about March. It is called New Year’s Resolution time at the gym. Inevitably there is a huge influx of people, determined to get into shape, and the gym regulars have to…
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Originally published January 5, 2012
…Smack me twice, shame on me, as the saying goes. Or something like that. No one likes getting smacked in the face, regardless of what it is, but twice in 20 minutes is a sign to me that I needed it, and I’m slightly ashamed…
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Originally published December 21, 2011
As I sit here in nothing but the glow of the Christmas tree lights and the computer screen, staring at the ornaments that have been collected to be brought out and admired for only a handful of weeks of the year and then tucked away,…
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Originally published December 19, 2011
My sister asked me, upon finding out that I managed not to fail out this semester, if it meant that I could breathe now. And I don’t think that there is a more apt question that could have been asked. It seems that I have…
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Oh curse the dawn, with itsblack skies and heat-seeking windswhen all else sleeps on this Hallow’s Eveand I stumble madly in the cold,hair wild and crushed beneath hat,heedless of pajamas and slipperspeeking out from my coat like a homeless childthrough the desolate lot of a half-lit gas stationin desperate…
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What heavy things weigh on my mind at 5:30 in the morning as I roll out of bed to take my newly minted freshman, O, to 6:00 a.m. swim practice? Honestly? I wish I could say I was having profound thoughts, bringing with them clarity and a sagacity that…
A soul on a journey...destination: unknown. Take the long way and enjoy the view. A note when reading this blog: if there is a song attached to a post, it is meant to be listened to as you read through it. Some pieces are constructed as a multi-media presentation. I hope you enjoy!