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Fancy Frappuccino Friday: Formative Years – The Music

Posted on April 5, 2019 by

The other day, in conversation with a friend about music, I opined that I was confident that my very eclectic taste in music was heavily influenced by my brother when we were growing up. While he was not the only … Continue reading →

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Part 3: My Life with Mice – Mice wear tap shoes…the Beginning.

Posted on March 2, 2012 by

Last time on My Life with Mice, I wrote about Tap Dancing Mice.  This is how it began… There I was, a younger Me, lying in bed, pondering life’s great mysteries and I heard it.  On the ceiling above my bed was … Continue reading →

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A note about bullying.

Posted on December 6, 2011 by

I saw a video yesterday that a friend shared on Facebook, and it had me sobbing.  If you’ve never been bullied, you may not understand how this boy feels.  I wasn’t physically bullied, but there were verbal taunts.  Thankfully, before … Continue reading →

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Norbert

Posted on November 2, 2011 by

I grew up on a stretch of road that was, in my opinion, beautiful.  Tall elms arched over the road, bending beneath what was a fairly constant wind or breeze.  Long, trailing branches moved, sometimes gently waving, sometimes flailing helplessly … Continue reading →

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Friends or Foes

Posted on October 4, 2011 by

I’ve been struggling lately with friendship, or rather, relationships that have the appearance of being “friendships” but when I look at them, truly look at the heart of them, I see that the “friend” part of the label was all … Continue reading →

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Me ‘n Daisy

Posted on September 27, 2011 by

My parents moved to “the country” when I was just a squirt.  I grew up on a stretch of road where our “next door neighbors” were a quarter mile away.  We had the Martins and the Wickers next door, neither of … Continue reading →

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