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    Laugh A Little

    … on a homecoming, a nearly dead husband, and a plea

    Over the past few days, things here have been pretty dang busy. There have been backs and forths to the hospital to visit Grampa (the original Old Yankee Man... Read More

    Tags: comedic writing, everyday life, family, comedy, grandparents

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    Laugh A Little

    … on loving an old yankee man (part two)

    Months ago, I wrote my first post that had a ‘Part Two’, and I remember that I was completely flummoxed regarding how to start it. I’m serious. There are... Read More

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

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    Laugh A Little

    … on loving an old yankee man

    On August 9, 1993 I took the plunge and began living with another man. Yes. It was a shock to my friends and family, and certainly was something that... Read More

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

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    Laugh A Little

    … on the freakin’ alarm clock

    In my room, I have a small oak writing desk. It sits along a short stretch of wall directly across from my side of the bed. I call it... Read More

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

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    Laugh A Little

    … on a year with marshal dillon dingle (a poem of love and thanks)

    The light into my bedroom streaming Morning light sends wood floors gleaming Small shifts and shuffles from their dens Two German Shepherds softly dreaming. I imagine Blaze is chasing... Read More

    Tags: musings, comedic writing, german shepherd, pet loss, comedy, poem

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    Laugh A Little

    … on me and miley cyrus, and expletives in fenway park

    I have three children. I can echo the sentiments of many a parent who came before me in saying that bringing up children is one of the hardest jobs... Read More

    Tags: musings, comedic writing, everyday life, comedy, miley cyrus, red sox

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    Think A Little

    … on a poet of strength with a gift of sure

    I missed a poetry reading yesterday because I was busy meeting an artist. I met a woman later on who turned out to be the poet. And she gave... Read More

    Tags: musings, comedic writing, everyday life, comedy

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    Laugh A Little

    on rules forgotten and the great facebook incident of 2007

    On a cold winter day years ago, I came around the corner into my kitchen and looked out the window. Two of my wonderful cherubs (then six and four),... Read More

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

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    Laugh A Little

    … on freakin’ should people, and the rule book

    At 5:30 a.m. yesterday morning I left Lexington, Kentucky traveling northeast at an average speed of 74 miles per hour. If I only stopped when absolutely necessary (and once... Read More

    Tags: comedic writing, everyday life, comedy

  • Laugh A Little

    … on a big move, to a big country, where nothing is a big deal

    In 1995, my dear husband and I found ourselves sprinting through LAX. And by ‘sprinting’, I mean moving as fast as humanly possible with two year old Mackenzie holding... Read More

    Tags: comedic writing, everyday life, family, comedy, kids

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    Laugh A Little

    … on road trips, soft porn, and a bridge from nowhere

    Today I head out on a road trip with my son. Our journey is a 1,527 miles from chic and trendy Dunstable, Massachusetts to New Orleans, Louisiana (or N’Orleans,... Read More

    Tags: musings, comedic writing, music

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    Laugh A Little

    … on an old dog (and the things he’s done for love)

    We have had many dogs, my nearly perfect husband and I, and hopefully will have the room and the time and the ability to love and care for many... Read More

    Tags: comedic writing, everyday life, pet loss, bernese mountain dog

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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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