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Nov.07.2012 Detail Days November 7 DETAIL DAYS Detail days seem like lost, soulless days. I sort the piles of endless junk mail; catch up on bills, letters, laundry. I don’t leave the house, but in some way I feel like I’m not in my home. It’s like a day of pulling out...	Jan.29.2012 94, 93, 92... And still counting a bottle of beer a day, enjoying my journey to discovering not just beer anymore but many other things… I decided to go on a spiritual retreat over the weekend. Something came over me and I just needed to unplug myself from my daily routine. It felt good! Two...
Dec.02.2011 Winter abode God has made it as magical home Each and every living object is welcome What a fresh air to breathe in and think! Not a slight idea to get lost and sink Whole universe is made an accommodating place Anybody can fly off to save the life and face As the skilled people go with consent...	Mar.18.2011 Let Go! Just arrived home from work. Anxious to get to a comfortable chair after a long day at work. The stare on my wife's face frightens me as she holds out the phone for me. Hesitant but concerned I press the earpiece to my ear to hear a voice already in midsentence. I start making out what's being said...
Apr.28.2010 Forgive Me, For I Have Sinned... “It is the confession, not the priest, that gives us absolution.” ~ Oscar Wilde Growing up Catholic, confession was one of the dreaded tasks I had no way out of and never looked forward to, but unfortunately it was one of the necessary evils one had to undergo at least once a month. According to...	Dec.23.2009 Victory! Victory is mine! The world has one less rat. Hopefully, tonight I'll sleep better not worrying about "Ben" crawling in our ceiling. It's a nice early present getting rid of the refuge from a Stephen King movie. I was awake most of the night. It's amazing how one's hearing is...