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Tornado monsoon
June 29 I went upstairs to put the boys to bed a little after 8:00 p.m. and the sky was dark. Like middle-of-the-night dark. Given that it’s been staying light till somewhere around 9:00 p.m. lately,...
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Photo 365 #29
I spent a good half hour or so tonight walking up and down my road trying to get a good enough signal on my phone to upload a picture (more on why tomorrow, with any luck). Our internet is down and I...
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Again with the inspiration!
Several days ago, I was nominated for the Very Inspiring Blogger Award by the lovely and talented Katrina Jack. This isn’t the first time I’ve been nominated for this particular award (you can read...
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Photo 365 #165
Since I’ve been moaning about the state of the snow round these parts, I figured a picture of it might be appropriate: Believe it or not, this is the pretty snow. The ugly snow is completely black and...
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Photo 365 #166: The Dentist
Too bad I prefer Aquafresh to Crest… I had a dentist appointment this morning. I hate going to the dentist. He’s very friendly, all his staff are lovely, and I have pretty good teeth. Why, then,...
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Photo 365 #183
There was another absolutely gorgeous sunset last night, and I was lucky enough to get a few pictures of it: Almost made getting stuck in the driveway worth it. (Okay, not really, but I’m trying to...
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I’m inspiring – Part IV
The very kind (and very talented!) Mark Nolan has nominated me for the Very Inspiring Blogger Award. This is the fourth time I’ve been nominated (the second time this year, even!), and while these...
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Photo 365 #231: Trials and tribulations
After months of only creeping, inching progress on my rewrite, I’ve finally managed to stitch together two parts of my book with all-new material. Writing the all-new stuff was like pulling teeth; the...
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Photo 365 #257: Ode to My Car
My new car was Pretty as could be. I was quite excited to have A car that worked, you see. My old car was great, And we had lots of fun Driving round the state To visit our friends one by one. But now...
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Photo 365 #337: The TMJ Blues
Having disordered Temporomandibular Joints is just the pits. Seriously. The Pain’s horrible, the mouth guard Hurts my teeth, and I Can hardly open My mouth. If only there were A permanent cure… (c)...
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Hay!
It was a busy weekend. We built a chicken coop and hung gutters and tried not to collapse in the heat. (I may have collapsed, but not from the heat.) Still, despite all the busy-ness, I managed to...
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Blargh
I’ve spent the weekend trying to kick a terrible cold to the curb. It doesn’t help that it’s been terribly cold outside as well. We had our first snow of the season on Friday, and I really could have...
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First World Problems
Mara Eastern recently described a lousy Christmas, and it reminded me of something similar that happened to me back around Thanksgiving. After leaving a lengthy comment on her post, I thought, “Hey!...
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Photo 365 #257: Ode to My Car
My new car was Pretty as could be. I was quite excited to have A car that worked, you see. My old car was great, And we had lots of fun Driving round the state To visit our friends one by one. But now...
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Blargh
I’ve spent the weekend trying to kick a terrible cold to the curb. It doesn’t help that it’s been terribly cold outside as well. We had our first snow of the season on Friday, and I really could have...
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Writing
I haven’t been writing, and I miss it. I’ve watched TV. I’ve read blogs. I’ve come up with a thousand brilliant ideas that quickly vanished into the ether. I’ve played a lot of Pokémon Go (Go Team...
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Looking on the bright side
Self portrait courtesy of the movie Inside Out. According to Facebook’s “On This Day…” feature, I was having a Leopold Bloom moment on this day back in 2007, and you know what? I kinda want my blue...
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Cold Year
It’s a brand new year, And it’s starting off a lot Like the last – frigid. (c) 2017. All rights reserved.Filed under: Poetry, Writing Tagged: Haiku, Iowa, nature, Poetry, Whining, Winter complaints,...
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First Is the Worst
Freezing wind, do your Worst. I guarantee you aren’t The first…or the last. (c) 2017. All rights reserved.Filed under: Poetry, Writing Tagged: Haiku, Iowa, Poetry, Whining, Winter complaints, Writing
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Home
Oh, give me a home Where the paint doesn’t run, Where good cheer and fun Last all the day! Where seldom is heard A complaining word And the primer dries Faster than clay! (c) 2017. All rights...
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