current things
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Taking options off of the table
I think that when I turned 40 I developed a much more intense focus about my life. As a result of that, I am finding myself looking at the things I need to take away from my life because they no longer serve a useful purpose, or they are hindering more useful purposes. Either way, Read more
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It’s the second most wonderful time of the year.
Autumn, which for me means Thanksgiving, beautifully colored foilage and — Pumpkin Season!!!! When I was a kid, there was pumpkin pie, pumpkin bread and maybe pumpkin cookies. Of course I felt wrongfully deprived because my mother did not like pumpkin, so I guess over the past almost two decades since I left home, I’ve Read more
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Homework!
I think that teachers have one of the most important jobs on the planet. They pour so much into the future, shaping and molding the minds, hearts and destinies of our children. Yet, they are not nearly properly appreciated, in my opinion. It is our duties as parents, and as concerned citizens to do what Read more
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Dear Target, Walmart, Kohls, Amazon, Office Max, Office Depot, Staples, JCPenney and Kmart,
Thank you for the hard work you have put in to make me completely freak out about the fact that it’s less than a month before school starts and I have not bought one solitary pencil, crayon, eraser or sheet of paper for any of my four kids. Sigh. The sad part about all of Read more
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