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It’s Always SOMETHING!

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“It’s always something…”

It’s a phrase we hear often from those who never seem to be able to catch a break.
From those people that, if it wasn’t for bad luck – they’d have no luck at all.

These are all outside occurrences that started from an inside job.… —-> Continue…

When Does a Grown Man Cry?

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Everything was OK at first.

When I pulled up to the curb, the small group ahead of me appeared to be dropping someone off at the airport – just like I was. But then it happened. First one… then the other… crumpled before me.… —-> Continue…

In Ever Loving Memory of Dad…

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“Will you be a pallbearer?” he asked me.
I looked at him – not understanding the question.
A pallbearer is someone who helps carry a casket
at a funeral, and we weren’t having a funeral.
We were just… we were just here.… —-> Continue…

Sometimes it takes a tragedy…

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Sometimes it takes a tragedy to cause us
to take hold of our lives and create triumph.

From the rumble of toppled buildings
to crushed & shattered dreams and hopes;
where we go from here all starts at a beginning.

Do we rebuild from rubble with the same anger,
greed, hate and self centered agenda that brought
them down – brought Us down – in the first place?… —-> Continue…

Hey Dad – Let’s play a game!

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I’d rather spend time playing Ping Pong with Dad in the garage.

When I was a kid, we had an Atari set, a Defender & Asteroids arcade game
(actual stand up arcade games!), and a pinball machine in the basement.
We even had satellite TV- one of the first in the area!… —-> Continue…

What are you being fed?

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So, today I read this tidbit:

“FACT:
One of the only activities that activates,
stimulates, and uses the entire brain
IS MUSIC. ”

Such a powerful fact to be treated as casually
as we so often do in Life, wouldn’t you say?… —-> Continue…

Make It Your Year!

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So here we are:

A NEW YEAR.

Now I know
a lot of  people around
the new year have spent
time making resolutions
to finding solutions to
those things that weren’t
quite so right last year.
A new year -
what better time
for a fresh start, right?… —-> Continue…

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