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Day 363: Miss
“Miss” is not for missing a post yesterday–I actually had a blog entry written, and I thought I had hit “Publish,” but apparently not…. No, “miss” has two other meanings for me today. I suppose part of what I’m feeling … Continue reading
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Day 356: Empty
My calendar was empty today. To be honest, it’s always a little hard for me to be at loose ends. Today was one of those days–nothing planned, no events, no pressing work deadlines. It was just a day. I read … Continue reading
Day 351: Procrastinate
Yup, I’m putting off for tomorrow what I could be doing today. But let me explain. I’m single parenting again. My wife went down to her mother’s house a few days ago, and I will be following shortly with the … Continue reading
Day 343: Solo
First, I have to acknowledge the amount of privilege that goes with tonight’s post: The privilege of living where I live The privilege of having an income that affords me the opportunity for recreation The privilege of having a wife … Continue reading
Day 301: Dispell
Well, some things are predictable. If I stay up late too many nights in a row, I will start to see things devolve. I start getting headaches. I get grumpy. My outlook turns sour. So that’s where I am at … Continue reading
Day 294: Smoke
No, I haven’t returned to any long-discarded bad habits. But I did manage to smoke up the house a bit tonight. The night turned cold, so we decided that a fire would be in order. Only I wasn’t really tending … Continue reading
Day 288: Drift
“Flow” sounds so much more positive than “drift,” doesn’t it. But that’s how I felt today–like I am drifting along. And is that a bad thing? It didn’t feel like it today. I have been up in our new home … Continue reading
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Day 274: Reply
I’ve tried to keep up with comments on this blog on a daily basis, but for the past couple of days, I have not taken the time to reply. So tonight, I caught up on those comments–and it got me … Continue reading
Day 273: Monotask
Why is it so freaking hard to do just one thing at a time? When I first started off this blog, I was certain that I would be paying a lot of attention to monotasking–doing one thing at a time, … Continue reading
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Day 271: Housekeep
Sundays have become our adventure days–as long as the weather holds out, it’s our time to hit one of the many day hikes within easy reach of our home. But not today. Left to my own devices, I would probably … Continue reading
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