Sometimes I feel like a Short-Order Dad. Just what does that mean? Maybe another way to put it is, “on-demand dad.” Let me explain. As I’ve shared in other posts, our kids live 50/50 me and their mom, going back and forth frequently between houses. And sometimes - a lot of times? - life with …
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All Of It
Daily Prompt: “How are you feeling right now?” Great question, the whole range, gotta say, lotta S’s , an A, a D and an L … Sure Anxious Doubtful Selfish Scattered Sincere Stoked Love From My Fridge, good for the kids…and me.
Beat It
Earlier this week… Surprisingly challenging weekend of parenting, straight into a doctor appointment with my disabled, 86 year-old mother, straight into Monday Pace at work, And now…I’m beat. So beating a straight line to bed after a little dinner and some news, Don’t be afraid to “Beat It”… 👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽 https://youtu.be/oRdxUFDoQe0?si=OEpYlvgosMcgITYL 😁😁😁😁😁😁😁
Imagining Gaza
Good balancer, Tough day, end of, long, busy week ahead, Lying in the dark, almost asleep, Safe at home, gentle breeze of a fan, clean sheets, comfy bed, And then I consider Gaza, more than 40,000 dead, two million displaced, everyone’s homes and lives upside down at best, destroyed at worst, Suffering in every way …
A Little Bit By Amanda G.
"We clear a woman’s way, We don’t fear the dayShe steps into the lightBecause we are with herEvery step of the fight. There’s a lot at stake, but making a difference always takes great courage. So we encourage women who dare to starefear square in its face, Women who’ve always shown, That when one woman …
Favorite Recipe? Lots Of ‘Em. Today? This one!
Daily Prompt: “What's your favorite recipe?” Just now, salmon. Yes. And a simple glaze. Mix equal parts 1) soy sauce, 2) seedy mustard, 3)brown sugar or maple syrup. Spread over top of salmon. Bake at 350 for 20-28 mins based on how big the fillet is. Done. YUM!
For Democracy: A Republican at the DNC 2024
I’m Adam Kinzinger, and I am proud to be in the trenches with you as part of this sometimes awkward alliance that we have to defend truth, defend democracy and decency. I was just a kid when I was drawn to the party of Ronald Reagan, to his vision of a strong America, the shining …
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Long Story Short: Catch Yourself
And now, something a little different. There's a lot of this and that I could ramble on about with respect to surprise issues and struggles I've had with colleagues. In more than three decades in the workforce, I've had a few times, surprising reactions to co-workers and how they do their thing. I catches me …
Keep Moving
Don't Stand Still ... or Keep Moving ... at least a lot of the time, at least at work, I think that's a good mantra. I saw a guy at work recently, paused and standing in the middle of the warehouse. This at 11am on a Tuesday. I was immediately puzzled. There's lots to do. …
MoonLight Through Clouded Glass
I walked down the hall into the darkened bathroom the other morning. More than an hour before pre-dawn. Not so faint light was streaming in through the window’s clouded glass. The moment buoyed me so, I took a picture in effort to capture the magic. Then the thought struck me. Like the light shining through …
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