Tag: Deblog 2016
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Deblog 31: Change
https://youtu.be/jpGqIiexA3A It’s the last day of an incredibly wild year full of endings and beginnings.As I look over the precipice into a new year, I pray to see it and many more.I pray for good health.I pray for more stability.I pray for more laughter and joy.I pray for growth.I pray for more wonder and opportunities along…
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Deblog 30: My Way
https://youtu.be/lVpt7q4xrn4It’s been a helluva year.I get it. People die every day. I saw someone post a comment to that effect on social media after the announcement of Ms. Carrie Fisher’s death earlier this week and thought one of two things: Here’s someone who hasn’t experienced the Leaving of someone who mattered to them. Here’s one…
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Deblog 29: Hip City Life Revisited
November was National Blog Month, or Plovember, as I decided to call it. On the 6th, I’d written in part about my experience in Chester, PA. I mentioned my red rocket, a wonderful little Mazda.I was searching for some paperwork in my file cabinet and came across this gem of a photo:The husband owned a Suzuki, which…
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Deblog 28: A Moment of Clarity
No one went out into the fogginess because it was not possible to know what it contained. It was a consistent fug, seemingly airless but smoky, stale and foul-smelling. The thickness of the murk made it unpleasant when going out was necessary: all precautions were taken through the use of safety suits, oxygen tanks, lights.She closed…
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Deblog 27: The Future
They lit the candles and huddled together, enjoying each other’s company. ‘You know,’ the dad said, ‘times like this, it isn’t so bad.’ His eyes tinkled in time with the flicker of small flames.The mom shivered and snuggled closer to her husband. ‘I don’t know about you, but I miss the little things.”Like refrigerators…
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Deblog 24: Christmas Hippo!
I love the current TV commercial below, not for it but for the hippo song.https://youtu.be/RAETKGleaPEThe singer is Gayla Peevey and this animated video was made by a 13-year-old named Chad Hylton — it’s the whole song!https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k69yBIWjLIsAnd in case you wanted to know, here are the lyrics … priceless! Thank you and Merry Christmas, Gayla! I…
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Deblog 23: The Worst Job in the World
As most of you know, I haven’t worked full-time outside the home since 2013. It was in summer of that year that my on-ground university contract ended after six years. While it felt horrid, it was the best thing that could have happened to me. I realized I was the square peg that was trying…
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Deblog 22: Dark Spaces
The world is a strange place.When someone asks, ‘How are you?’ they typically seem to want an answer like ‘I’m fine’, which oftentimes isn’t true.People have bad days.I was watching a ‘Gumball’ cartoon (I love Gumball — don’t judge). Molly, one of the students in their school, tells lots of stories that everyone finds boring. They…
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