Category Archives: Life

The sky, over about an hour

I had to leave for work early today, and the stars were still visible through wisps of cloud. Then, once I got to work and we were starting on the project that required my presence a bit early, I noticed … Continue reading

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“Well, I’m back,” he said.

It’s Monday! And as promised, The Wife and I are back from our too-brief (aren’t they all?) weekend getaway. After the general shit-show that was Summer 2022 for us, we really needed a nice getaway. And that’s exactly what we had. … Continue reading

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This is my LAST POST.

For a few days, anyway! I’m on vacation and I’m taking a break. See you on Monday! Meanwhile, here’s a sleeping dog.    

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Fifty-One

I’m 51 today! Yay! This means that I have spent one year alive for every point scored by the Buffalo Bills in the AFC Championship Game following the 1990 season. (They beat the Raiders 51-3.) I have one year in … Continue reading

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We’re at a wedding tonight…

…so here’s a cat.

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A quote

“Why love, if losing hurts so much? I have no answers anymore: only the life I have lived…The pain now is part of the happiness then. That’s the deal.” –CS Lewis (Sir Anthony Hopkins), Shadowlands I’ve been thinking about that … Continue reading

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Our allotted summers….

My friend Jason Bennion, who really should be a writer (and whose edits always make my books better), offered this on Facebook the other day. (He lives in Salt Lake City, so his experience of summer is quite different from … Continue reading

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Eighteen

In another world, not too far from this one, we’re celebrating our son’s 18th birthday. In this world, we can only remember and wonder.  

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“Then you may take me to the Fair–” “We did that.” “No, it’s a DIFFERENT Fair this time!”

Our summers often pivot on two fairs: the Sterling Renaissance Festival, and the Erie County Fair, which we attended on Friday the 12th. (I would have posted about it sooner, but then that dumbassed virus showed up and put its … Continue reading

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Day Seven (the last day)

I’m going to stop counting the COVID days after today, because I think it’s pretty much done. I’m back to work Monday, so…yay. I have a bad feeling about what my Inbox is going to look like when I get back, … Continue reading

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