I have several boxes of them, and have been meaning to get cards out for the past few years. I just sorta stopped right about the time I got divorced. I’m not sure what happened. The good part is that I also stopped buying Christmas cards. I do love a good card, though. Tomorrow, if [...]
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Some of us, I guess, require a lot more than a simple list or a decision to make a committment to change. We feed off of the collective energy put into New Year’s Eve. It is an impressive display, isn’t it, creating a lot of momentum for whatever project is at hand. But what if [...]
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Instead of resolutions this year, I believe I will ponder this three-word rubric that I used when I taught writing. It’s quite simple: what are you going to START doing, what are you going to STOP doing, and what are you going to KEEP doing in 2009? One new start is an e-book I hope [...]
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Now I’m really behind… having skipped another day, with no catch-ups. Ah well, the sop to my conscience is that at least I’m busy and living well, rather than grinching in the background. Yesterday, we drove up from San Diego to Los Angeles… I intentionally wanted to take all day. We took the PCH from [...]
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As promised, this entry will recall a “best” from my childhood. Except as I think back, I cannot remember one particular Christmas as a whole. There are moments and glimmers and little videotape replays of great moments, and if I try even just a little bit, I can remember disappointments. So much of my childhood [...]
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On this longest night of the year, I hope you are snuggled up with someone you love, be it two- or four-footed. A blessed Yule to all! In addition to being the holiday season (the mystical season, the irrational season), it is also cold and flu season. And every time I hear about friends who [...]
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Yes, that’s what I said. Torso Pants. Check them out quickly because they are going away SOON. TorsoPants.com There are so many many reasons for ordering something from them, if you can. I believe in encouraging creativity in any form, and I also promote laughter. That particular type of humor gets me nearly every time. [...]
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(Received the “Best of Holidailies” nod. Thanks, guys!) This entry will be about the best Christmas ever in my adult life. Part 2 will be about the best one as a child. As for many folks, this time of year is very difficult for me, either for reasons of missing loved ones, craving the family [...]
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Here are two brief videos of Christmas cheer in lieu of a long entry. (I think the past three days’ worth of lectures is enough of that, you know?) I heard this song on the radio. The first video is just the song with some attempt at visual humor, but it’s the “original” audio track. [...]
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It’s cold and possibly icy here in Dallas, and I’m sleep-deprived. So tonight’s offering will be brief. A lesson in persistence. “Make a way out of ‘no way.’” Come up with a creative solution. If at first you don’t succeed, try, try again. Even if you are a beagle. I wonder how many attempts it [...]
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