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    Laugh A Little

    … on making magic

    It’s never too early… or too late… For magic. Thanks for readin’ As always, come on over to Just Ponderin’s Facebook page to comment <3

    Tags: christmas magic, holiday magic, family, photography

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    Laugh A Little

    on a day at the museum, just me and ‘dad’

    Listen to the mustn’ts, child. Listen to the don’ts. Listen to the shouldn’ts, the impossibles, the won’ts. Listen to the never haves, then listen... Read More

    Tags: musings, feel good stuff, Museum of Science, Pixar

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    Laugh A Little

    … on this dog

    Marshal Dillon Dingle came to us about a week after my soul dog, T, left. I still well up thinking of T.  Still smile... Read More

    Tags: comedic writing, german shepherd, comedy, humor, aggressive dog, life after an aggressive dog, owning an aggressive dog, musings

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    Laugh A Little

    … on soccer dreams, and watershed moments

    Whew. A busy few days, somewhat sad too. So welcome to a silly little post on the light and air-y topic of life’s watershed moments.... Read More

    Tags: sports, comedy, soccer, humor, secrets to happiness, watershed moments, comedic writing, everyday life

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    Laugh A Little

    … on a true story, at Christmastime

    Grab a cup of coffee, or cocoa.  Heck, I don’t know what time it is where you are, maybe you want to settle in... Read More

    Tags: musings, christmas giving, christmas story, good deed

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    Laugh A Little

    on fifty (?!)

    Fifty? Eh…. Fifty shmifty It’s not as if-ty I’m so old I can’t be nifty Sure my joints Might be more stiff-ty My penmanship... Read More

    Tags: comedic writing, comedy, poem, poetry, humor, secrets to happiness, turning 50, turning fifty

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    Laugh A Little

    … on the dignity of a princess

    Me: “Hey Marshal Dillon Dingle, can you get up on your ‘place’ and sit with Gabe, because he got to take his fancy soccer... Read More

    Tags: musings, comedic writing, german shepherd, comedy, humor, high school sports

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    Laugh A Little

    … on a feel good for a friday

    When we were kicking around the decision to move to Maine, we got many different reactions. Wow! Cool! What?! And there was a lot... Read More

    Tags: southport maine, musings, maine, feel good stuff, home auction, small town life

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    Laugh A Little

    … on morning walk(abouts)

    The past few days has been pretty cool in that our friend Andrea is here from Australia.  So our days have been filled with... Read More

    Tags: comedic writing, everyday life, comedy, photography, joy, Dunstable, secrets to happiness, foliage

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    Laugh A Little

    … on love and age

    Oh my Gawd you guys! So last week I told you about JoHn’s excellent 25th anniversary surprise of bringing me to the Old Meeting... Read More

    Tags: secrets to happiness, musings, everyday life, humor

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    Laugh A Little

    … on 25 years with the nearly perfect one

    For those of you – and I am so grateful that ‘thank you’ doesn’t seem to cut it – who have been hanging out here,... Read More

    Tags: secrets to happiness, Love, 25th anniversary, anniversary, twenty fifth anniversary, musings, humor

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    Laugh A Little

    … on ponderin’ a move

    Last week it hit me. Moving. Like, for real. The idea has been, that when Self-Proclaimed Perfect Boy Gabe heads off to college, we will... Read More

    Tags: maine, humor, moving, nostalgia, musings

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Wonder Proxy

We have medical proxies. We have legal proxies. But what about the most important stuff? What about the stuff that makes our lives worth living? Who is going to take care of making sure wonder remains available to us when we can’t seek it out ourselves? Who’s gonna sneak us off to the ocean, make sure to bring us our dogs, create playlists of the songs we really love… sing with us, tell us our stories… remind us of the love we still have to give, and also to receive? A Wonder Proxy, that’s who. Don’t get your affairs in order without one!

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