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    Think A Little

    … on paying attention

    Today I read a blog post from an emerging writer and it spoke to my heart and my brain and my soul… it spoke... Read More

    Tags: joy, musings

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    Think A Little

    … on being the change

    Every year as September becomes comfortable in New England, a teeny tiny Island in the middle of a small pond reaches out to the spiritual... Read More

    Tags: musings, fall, joy

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    Think A Little

    … on seeing for miles and miles (but hearing motown)

    I was a teenager in the late seventies into the early 80s. Yep. Big hair (cheaply home-permed) Hair sprayed into a helmet. Sweatshirt off... Read More

    Tags: musings, comedic writing, everyday life, comedy, humor

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    Laugh A Little

    … on other people’s cherubs

    I have to confess something. I’m not a kid person. Well, I shouldn’t say that. I’m a case-by-case kid person. It’s nothing personal.  All... Read More

    Tags: musings, comedic writing, everyday life, comedy, humor

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    Think A Little

    … on small town allowances

    One of the reasons we moved to Dunstable, back in the early 90s, was that the town was made up of such a mix... Read More

    Tags: fall, humor, musings, comedic writing, everyday life, comedy

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    Laugh A Little

    … on an early chilly fall morning

    Early chilly morning fall With just a speck of red Thoughts of comfy socks and fires Are dancing in my head Colors coming quickly... Read More

    Tags: comedic writing, comedy, poem, poetry, fall, humor, musings

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    Laugh A Little

    … on just hitting the button

    Yesterday afternoon, the Nearly Perfect Husband was scrambling to leave for a business trip to the west coast. He had to shower and pack... Read More

    Tags: musings, everyday life, humor

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    Laugh A Little

    … on fall falling (hard) and the story of the disposable shack

    In 2002, the Nearly Perfect Husband did something pretty perfect in a valiant attempt to once again be promoted. To perfect. Won’t happen. He gave... Read More

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

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    Think A Little

    … on paths and where they lead

    The other day I went to hang out with friends and, as a part of the hanging out, I got a photography lesson. This... Read More

    Tags: musings, everyday life, humor

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    Cry A Little

    … on a grey morning in Maine, but…

    I woke up this morning, to a grey day in Maine. Blaze and I are here with some folks who are inspecting the black... Read More

    Tags: September 11, musings, german shepherd, maine

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    Cry A Little

    … fulfilling a few requests, joy angels

    Monty, our grand old Bernese Mountain Dog (and a widely acknowledged good boy), died six months ago. And, in the early morning hours of... Read More

    Tags: yellow lab, pet loss, bernese mountain dog, poem, musings, german shepherd

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    Think A Little

    … on a good old boy’s spot

    I have noticed that Blaze has begun to retreat to Monty’s Spot in the late afternoon. When Monty was alive (he’s been gone for... Read More

    Tags: everyday life, german shepherd, pet loss, bernese mountain dog, musings

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Spiking

Getting really, really mad really, really quickly (and often embarrassingly so)… “Oops, sorry. I spiked.”

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