Thoughts on Living the Life Creative
Just a quick note on giving thanks. I have been blessed in many ways over the years of my life. Where those blessings originate I will leave to your own beliefs. But whatever the source, I am too often complacent about the wonderful things in my life. I married my college sweetheart, and for more... Continue Reading →
We are taking a brief break here at the end of the year, but I wanted to share a few of the end of year traditions in our family. This is the time of year when there are probably as many family traditions in play as any other. Here are some of ours: The Nut Bowl... Continue Reading →
Don't know that I can say it any better than this, so have a wonderful Thanksgiving doing whatever makes you happy.
Earlier today my wife said "Our last full day in Chautauqua County". I hadn't thought of it in those terms but it's true. After 30 years we are moving on. A lot has changed in three decades. There are the obvious things. 30 years of living with its attendant gray hair and lines. I'm a... Continue Reading →
I'm not sending flowers (ridiculously expensive this time of year. I like to get her flowers all year long). I'm not sending a card (sorry, but they seem silly to me. Eventually they get thrown away. Not the image I'm looking for here). I'm not sending chocolates (neither of us need the extra calories at... Continue Reading →
Well 2013 was quite the experience. My wife and I tried living apart for almost 4 months, the longest we've been apart in more than 30 years. We didn't like it. But we're doing it again in just a matter of days. My daughter began advanced studies aimed at a Master's Degree. So far it... Continue Reading →
A slight variation from the usual weekly post of thanks. It feels tougher this week to focus on being thankful. There are the usual suspects, I'm married to the great love of my life, I have a child of whom I am perfectly proud, my health is pretty good. The bills get paid, I have... Continue Reading →
How can it be 26 years ago this week? I remember those days in a blur, yet like they were just last week. My baby girl turned 26 earlier this week. I don't think I tell her often enough how thankful I am that she's in my life. Without her I never would have entered... Continue Reading →
This is the day. THE day for what this post is all about. It's Thanksgiving Day. The day we are supposed to be truly thankful for all the good things in our lives. But it feels like we're just going through the motions. Thankful for a couple days off from work. Thankful for more food... Continue Reading →
I'm not sure everyone who knows me would describe me this way. Emotional. In fact, deeply emotional. I joke that it's my parents warring in my personality. My mother was very emotional while my father was very controlled. The truth is that my father needed that control for his own emotional state while my mother... Continue Reading →
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