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Journal Entry # 97 – Make a Life!
Posted on December 18, 2018 1 Comment
We make a living by what we get, but we make a life by what we give. – Norman MacEwan
Journal Entry # 96 – Appreciate the Beauty!
Posted on December 16, 2018 2 Comments
“To appreciate the beauty of a snowflake it is necessary to stand out in the cold.” – Aristotle
Journal Entry # 95 – Tis the Season to be Kind!
Posted on December 11, 2018 Leave a Comment
Kindness is like snow, it beautifies everything it covers. – Kahlil Gibran
Journal Entry # 92 – Become a Child Again!!!
Posted on December 1, 2018 Leave a Comment
“We are better throughout the year for having, in spirit, become a child again at Christmastime.” ―Laura Ingalls Wilder *Take a look at our Christmas Village from a few years ago. The video was taken with an early smartphone. At the time, I was just fooling around really, but in retrospect, I’m glad […]
Ashback Friday # 5 – I Pity the Fall!
Posted on November 23, 2018 2 Comments
Hey all, Pictured above is the old 1983 Mr. T action figure, and no not a doll, an action figure. The difference is the kung-fu grip. Anyway, I was and still am I guess, a huge fan of the A-Team. I watched religiously every week as Four Vietnam vets, framed for a crime they didn’t […]
The Elf All About Himself! (something for the kids)
Posted on November 22, 2018 4 Comments
Once upon a time, there was an angry little elf. who didn’t think of anyone, but only himself. He was always so mad, and sometimes a bit sad, that work, work, work, was all he ever had. His friends called him mean, said stop being selfish. “Be like us, and act more elfish.” So, one […]
Journal Entry # 90 – It’s the Little Things!
Posted on November 22, 2018 Leave a Comment
It has long been a great axiom of mine that the little things are infinitely the most important. – Arthur Conan Doyle
Journal Entry # 89 – Now, create!
Posted on November 21, 2018 Leave a Comment
If you’re alive, you’re a creative person. —Elizabeth Gilbert
Ashback Friday # 4 – Bump, Volley…Spike!
Posted on November 16, 2018 5 Comments
Yup, those were the days!!! Afterschool practices and weekend tournaments were my only focus during this chapter of my life. Back when I hadn’t quite grown into my ears yet. Oh, how I miss the thrill of victory and the agony of defeat. The clean-shaven, beer shirt wearing, non-look at the camera bunch of guys […]
Ashback Friday # 3 – Very Very Sneaker there Mother!
Posted on November 9, 2018 Leave a Comment
Hello all, I can’t recall the year, couldn’t even guess, but yours truly used to rock those kicks you see above. How cool was I? Gosh, I was about ten, eleven, maybe even twelve. I’m telling you, they had me at “that cool thing that I drink is now on my shoes”. Right away, I […]
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