Diet Coke
Diet coke, one beautiful thing, really? Diet coke. My vice. My horrible vice. Full of things like, phosphoric acid, aspartame, phenylalanine. Diet coke. That has me hold my head in
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A poem sent from friend and writer Lindsey Mead in response to 'Potential, Purpose, Hard Work'. To Be Of Use The people I love the best jump into work head
Continue ReadingExamined Life & Shonda Rhimes Commencement
"The unexamined life is not worth living." ~ Socrates. I love this quote, and I abhor it. I love it. Because I love anything that makes me think about life.
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Out beyond ideas of wrongdoing and rightdoing, there is a field. I will meet you there. When the soul lies down in that grass, the world is too full to
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Learning is my drug of choice. Absolutely, hands out, I know this to be true. Of course, I love a great glass of wine as well. The "great" is Dan's
Continue ReadingGram You Are Special
Three weeks ago, on June 6, we buried Gram in Arlington Cemetery. Yesterday, I re-wrote a portion of my book. Here is an edited excerpt followed by a poem from
Continue ReadingPotential, Purpose, Hard Work
I’ve been thinking about the value of hard work and working hard lately. Specifically, I’ve been wondering I use the word “sacred” to describe those phrases, as if they constitute
Continue ReadingWinter Weather Advisory
I love storms. I love snow storms and rain storms and lightening storms. Less happy about wind storms, unless I'm someplace safe. But overall, I'll take them, because what I
Continue ReadingKids Laughing
An all encompassing smile, an unstoppable wave, equal parts grounding and shimmering engulfs and absorbs me. My heart hurts and I find it hard to breathe, joy too expansive for
Continue ReadingHorses & Home
A few weeks ago, we brought the horses home for the first time this summer. Last night, Kalvin and Grace slept in Grace's room for the first time ever. Instead of
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