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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: musings, maine, humor, moving, nostalgia

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    Think A Little

    … when it rains (apples)

    Man oh man oh man. The past couple of weeks have been very interesting to say the least. Hang on to your hats while... Read More

    Tags: aging parents, grief, musings, everyday life, maine, humor, joy

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    Laugh A Little

    … on forced disconnection

    About a half hour ago, as I was preparing to post on a creative group that I love, about an upcoming workshop that is... Read More

    Tags: humor, secrets to happiness, facebook down, musings, comedic writing, comedy

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    Laugh A Little

    … on foregoing time for a privilege

      People assume I have a cleaning lady. Ha! No, silly you, it isn’t because my house is so clean! I think it may... Read More

    Tags: musings, everyday life, joy, cleaning

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    Laugh A Little

    … on never, and always

    It’s hard to believe that it’s only been four months since Grampa, The Old Yankee Man, moved on to putter around that Great Garage in... Read More

    Tags: musings, old yankee man, secrets to happiness, aging parents, grief

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    Cry A Little

    … on the Patriots, and a first pitch

    I’m a football fan. Baseball? Not so much. Don’t get me wrong, I love the whole iconic thing – even a bit of a... Read More

    Tags: musings, sports, September 11, 9/11, New England Patriots, Patriots, the first pitch

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    Think A Little

    … (shhh!) on the secret of close family and friends

    Acceptance. That’s it. Anything else gums up the works… probably not irreparably, but it can get pretty gummy. So, acceptance. I learned that a... Read More

    Tags: musings, family, friends, friendship

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    Cry A Little

    … on the last first day

    It’s quiet. No quieter than it is when you went to practice yesterday Or out to the local rib joint with your friends last... Read More

    Tags: kids, poem, poetry, parenting, senior year high school, everyday life, family

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    Think A Little

    … on the roadies taking the stage

    It happens every year. In one, or more than one, cars packed to the gills (or grills?), the family slowly rolls down the driveway... Read More

    Tags: musings, family, maine, the load out

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    Think A Little

    … on sensing the light

    The other day I headed outside because the light was calling me. The light I could see. The world crunched beneath my bare feet.... Read More

    Tags: musings, maine, poem, poetry

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    Think A Little

    … remembering nana, and ‘skimming’

    My grandmother was a ‘skimmer’. Not of books, she read those in detail, but of negative stuff. Now, negative stuff for Nana ran the... Read More

    Tags: comedy, humor, joy, comedic writing, everyday life, family

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    Laugh A Little

    … on kevins (and family)

    Being the summer of me considering becoming a professional wildlife photographer, maine-ly because the critters keep showing up – miraculously – when I am... Read More

    Tags: family, home design, maine, comedy, humor, joy, musings, comedic writing

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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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