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Here’s part two of the words that MW and Oxford should just do away with. While we’re at it… maybe Urban Dictionary could take a note also. The N word.  Oh my gosh.  Of all of the words in the … Continue reading →

Bloggers note:  after completing this blog, I am offering it as a two part series — there is so much to be said, and I want to be sure that we read and get each word. Here is my warning…  … Continue reading →

Disappointment is the feeling of dissatisfaction that follows the failure of expectations or hopes to manifest. Similar to regret, it differs in that a person feeling regret focuses primarily on the personal choices that contributed to a poor outcome, while … Continue reading →

And every expectation that you’ve had about the way things “were” and the way they “were going to be…”  Wow.  That’s my life this week.  Without getting in to “it” too much, I’ll just mention that some things I thought … Continue reading →

I will be writing in a journal — you know, old school write?  Dominique and I decided  this would be a great activity to do together and I think there will be big benefit from doing so.  So today I … Continue reading →

It’s been a tough week in my home.  Without going into great detail, I’ll say that my family reached out to someone to provide help.  We spent time, money, and effort. Lots of effort.  The kind of effort that you … Continue reading →

If you follow me, you know that last year I did this thing, this forty days of forty since I celebrated my fortieth birthday.  I’m about a month away from forty-one, and I couldn’t begin to tell you the things … Continue reading →

So I’m 40… and I thought that 40 was the new 20, or at least I heard someone say something like that.  40 is NOT the new 20, it’s not even close.  I went to the doctor this week.  I … Continue reading →

Beth died today.  And I’m really sad.  I can’t even really say that I knew Beth, but as I said in an earlier post this week, I know Beth’s older sister Mindi.  My heart breaks.  I have two younger sisters, … Continue reading →

I’ve been missing in action.  I’ve been busy, and then I had lunch with my friend Mindi.  Mindi and I went to high school together.  I wouldn’t say we were the best of friends, nor would I say we were … Continue reading →