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It’s about a thirty-minute drive from our house to my parents’. Getting to Lisa’s parents’ takes twice as long. For a 5-year-old, this is an excruciatingly long time to be strapped into a car seat with nothing to do. In fact, in a 5-year-old’s universe, this is roughly equivalent to what an […]

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Sarchasm : The gulf between the author of sarcastic wit and the person who doesn’t get it.
Because I have a few posts that get relatively large chunks of traffic (and so larger chunks of stupid, meaningless or inappropriate comments), I’ve set my administration of comments to “approve”. That way I can quickly mark dozens […]

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Did anyone ever tell you, “Don’t worry. Be happy!”?
Didn’t you want to punch that person in the mouth?

Lisa shook her daughter and whispered sharply.
“Emma!”
“Mffhh.”
“C’mon, honey, it’s time to get up.”
“I’m tired.”
“I know but we’ve got a lot to do today. So you have to get up now.”
“Why? What day is it?”
“It’s Saturday.”
“What are […]

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Like a potent virus, Jud swept into the computer lab and quickly infected over half my computers–not to mention the kids using them.
“NO WAY!! How did it know that?”
“Ask Jud who is standing behind you!”
“THAT IS FREAKY!!!”
“Ask Jud what the name of my dog is!”
“JUD GETS IT RIGHT EVERY TIME!!!”
Ask Jud: Supernatural Psychic, Computer Virus, […]

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Alright, it’s like this:
So-and-so did you wrong. Really F’d up right? And it sucks. But time passes, and the pain and ick of it sort of wear down to a dull edge.
It still sucks. But life goes on, right?
Every once in awhile, however, something happens and it all comes rushing back–along with all the pain […]

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I think about creativity, and why we might be here, and how the two are related.
I think about flow, of bending time, of being completely engaged and engrossed.
I think about self, about selfish acts of creation or expression.
I think of losing myself in acts of passion.
I think about motivation.
And I think about how fear clogs […]

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Remember when I mentioned some examples of our brand of small town quirk? If not, take a look at these posts to see just how much we value choices and ducks around here.
Anyway, this yard downtown takes the cake. I really should have explored a bit more and taken a few more pictures. […]

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How’d that headline grab ya?
I bet (though you may not be aware) it got “grabbier” after that one little word—the smallest one–“or”.
As if you can’t to both. Like you have to choose.
It’s like this: When it comes to matters of faith or spirituality (or whatever you want to call it), I think there are […]

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I’m one of those types always on the lookout for life’s most lucrative secrets.
You know what I mean:

Why does he always seem so confident and at ease?
Why does that person seem to keep making the same mistakes?
Why can’t I ever figure this out?
How can I transform myself from a lowly English teacher into a powerful […]

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Once upon a time, in a land far, far away, there was a king living happily with his queen and two princesses. All was well in this particular kingdom until one evening. The king was putting the final touches on some speech or declaration and was just preparing to retire to the royal […]

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