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

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    Think A Little

    … on retroactive fun

    “I think the Romans must have aggravated one another very much, with their noses. Perhaps, they became the restless people they were, in consequence.”... Read More

    Tags: soccer, humor, high school soccer, state soccer championship, musings, comedic writing, everyday life, sports, comedy

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

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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: everyday life, humor, secrets to happiness, musings

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

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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 putting that there

    Okay, I want you to put that…. There. Epilogue: I did. But I wasn’t happy about it. And then my wicked smiley but frighteningly... Read More

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

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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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    Laugh A Little

    … on bringin’ sexy back

    This year, on October 13th, the Nearly Perfect Husband and I will celebrate our twenty fifth wedding anniversary. Who knew, when he showed up with... Read More

    Tags: comedic writing, everyday life, comedy, humor, getting in shape, musings

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    Laugh A Little

    … on an offer for anxiety therapy

    I was talking to my friend last night and telling him about the fact that, on Monday – like three days away – fifty... Read More

    Tags: comedic writing, everyday life, sports, comedy, soccer

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

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    Think A Little

    … on looking, and seeing

    Every Thursday, beginning at 8:00 a.m., Boothbay hosts a farmers’ market. It’s hard to miss because someone, and I don’t know who because I... Read More

    Tags: humor, joy, farmers market, Love, musings, comedic writing, everyday life, maine, comedy

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Spiking

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

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