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Good Fortune

Posted on 12/31/2017 by chick

We had Chinese food for dinner tonight. My fortune: Our purpose in life is not to get ahead of other people—but to get ahead of ourselves. This is good advice to carry into the new year, don’t you think?

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Old Cars and Old Cats

Posted on 12/29/2017 by chick

Our car and our cat have more in common than you’d think. They are both old. They both require more maintenance with every year. The repairs get more expensive with every year, too. The repairs are also remarkably similar in … Continue reading →

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Merry Christmas

Posted on 12/25/2017 by chick

I was just absent-mindedly fiddling with the glow stick that my daughter gave me when she asked, “You gonna stick that in your nose?” I thought about it for a minute, then replied, “Yeah.” And I stuck it up my … Continue reading →

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Trolls & Elves

Posted on 12/13/2017 by chick

Heard around the house: One man’s troll is another man’s elf. Somehow I doubt Santa would agree.

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All I Can Do Is Laugh

Posted on 12/09/2017 by chick

I have my own particular set of sayings that I use frequently. One of them is “make it snappy.” I use this saying on the kids when they’re slow to do whatever it is they’ve been told to do. But … Continue reading →

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I Should Know Better

Posted on 12/08/2017 by chick

I am old enough to know by now that if I hide something in an unusual spot and say to myself “Don’t forget that you put this here” it means I absolutely will forget and shouldn’t put it there. But … Continue reading →

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Today’s Thought

Posted on 12/01/2017 by chick

Noticing is the first step toward knowing.

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Things Done and Things Yet to Do

Posted on 11/27/2017 by chick

I’m thrilled to be able to say that I’ve already gotten some of my Christmas tasks done. Shutterfly offered me free holiday address labels a couple of weeks ago, so I ordered them and they arrived last week. Yesterday I … Continue reading →

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Lessons Learned

Posted on 11/21/2017 by chick

I learned a lot from working on my nature photo album. I wanted to apply those lessons to my current project, so I put them into a handy list. Now I’m going to post the list here, where I can … Continue reading →

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Thinking

Posted on 11/08/2017 by chick

I don’t think I’m going to win NaNoWriMo this year. I’m not really “in it to win it.” I’m in it to write a novel, not just 50,000 words, but as many words as it takes. The 30-day time frame … Continue reading →

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