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Continue reading →: People on the internet suckI saw this post on Reddit yesterday and responded in a logical, respectful way. One response I received wasn’t logical or respectful. My thought is that you can’t change facts just because they’re inconvenient for you. I downvoted the reply for being a dick. I’ve had this bite me in…
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Continue reading →: Would you like to take a survey?I am constantly inundated with requests from Lowe’s to review products that I have purchased from them. If it wasn’t for the 10% military discount, I would probably get rid of my Lowe’s account. Tonight, they asked me for a review of the last thing that I purchased there. A…
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Continue reading →: Hope Floats at the Hope Springs MarinaOne of the things that I’m most excited about our move is where we’re going to be keeping the boat. Full disclosure, the boat is already there, we took it over earlier this Spring on one of the trips we took to go see Sarah at JMU. I found a…
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Continue reading →: What to do about the pets?When we leave the house in July, whether it’s sold or not, we’re going to be staying in our camper until the new house is finished. One of the biggest concerns we have about this move is what we’re going to do with our pets while we’re staying in the…
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Continue reading →: It’s been awhile…Since I said…I’m sorry… [ahem] Sorry about that. I can’t hear, see, or think these words without hearing the song by Staind in my mind’s jukebox. Things have just been so stinkin’ busy lately. I’ve barely had time to write for myself let alone posts of a quality high enough…
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Continue reading →: Sarah’s farewell slideshowWe put together a slideshow for Sarah’s final dance recital. They played this just before her final solo.
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Continue reading →: Electronic Scrap BookWhen I was a kid, if something we did wound it’s way up in the newspaper, someone usually clipped it out for me and I could save it in a scrap book. Now that “print is dead” (Spengler, 1984), I thought I’d try to capture some of my kids’ moments…
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Continue reading →: Existential crisisThe embedded video perfectly explains how I’ve been feeling lately. I came across it during my doom scrolling and thought it was worth a share. Key takeaway: you’re not alone. Knowing that I’m not the only person who feels alone, sad, depressed, disconnected, etc. makes life, the universe, and everything…
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Continue reading →: Proud papaWe’re so proud of our daughter, Sarah. She competed in her first dance competition today and took home a Platinum trophy and a Gold Elite trophy! Actually, she was the only performer to bring home two trophies for one dance! Great job Kiddo! I love watching you perform!
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