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Jul.30.2010
I have to say myearliest memories go back to living in northern ontario when I was 3-5 years old. We (my family lived in a 40' double wide trailer in an Ontario Hydro community as my dad was employed with them. Our lot was huge and at the bottom was a landlocked manmade lake. Chub Lake was what...
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Jul.10.2010
It's summer, my favorite time of year! I'm not fond of swimming but not against spending time in the water. I love grilling. Well, it may be more accurate to say I love grilled food. My boys do the grilling. I love the sun and warm weather. As soon as the leaves start changing colors I start...
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Jul.10.2010
July 10
Special
Is it the wiring between my ears, the size of the pump in my chest? The difference which can be seen when you look from me to the neighbors? I know that you feel me to be special. I feel me to be special, too, just like you. Defining that thing, that...
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Jul.01.2010
Did you know that if an unmarried couple check into a hotel and mark the “married” box on the registration form, then by the power vested by the state of North Carolina, they are officially husband and wife? And did you know that if you sing off-key for longer than 90 seconds in Nags Head, you can...
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May.18.2010
I am sitting in a hotel room, unshowered, unshaven, unkempt, a jar of peanut butter on the table with a half-eaten cracker sticking out of it, a glass of red wine balanced precariously on a cheese wedge. I am bundled up in sweats that by now have become as much a part of me as my unruly yet-oddly-...
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May.02.2010
“God allows us to experience the low points in life in order to teach us lessons we would not learn in any other way. The way we learn these lessons is not to deny the feelings but to find the meanings underlying them.” ~ Stanley Lindquist
To the joy of most children on a traditional school...
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Apr.28.2010
Earlier this year, it occurred to me that my past life as a rare poultry breeder helps me through the business of writing and publishing. I said as much on Twitter, and people demanded a blog, so here we are. Now, I'm a little strange compared to a lot of people. I was self-sufficient once, so...
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Apr.09.2010
Maybe it's the puritan upbringing, but I've come to realize that I feel guilty about spending time writing. I feel like I should be doing something practical and productive like cleaning the back room or repairing the deck or feeding the homeless.
I know this is just my inner critic trying to...
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Apr.04.2010
The Chipped Ham Sandwich
Doctor Morten Brown held PHDs in mathematics and physics, but he never believed they mattered. He had met many geniuses in his life and most of them had no interest in school once they hit a certain, “Magic” moment. If geniuses didn't believe in degrees, why should he?...
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Mar.19.2010
A’ight, it’s March 19th and this week the weather has been fantastic. Enough so that I’m getting antsy to get out in the sunshine and tan up. I hate being winter pale, don’t you?
This kind of weather makes it so hard not to break down and play hooky from daily responsibilities. I remember...
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