Read more about the article Did You Ever Just Want to Live in a Smell?
I can get behind the smell of a campfire (Utah - 2019)

Did You Ever Just Want to Live in a Smell?

I have this candle that I absolutely love. Every time I smell it I just want to jump in it, live in it.  Of course, it’s now discontinued. It’s Magnolia…

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Read more about the article Dry January – WTF?
Liquor store sign in the dry climate of southwestern Colorado

Dry January – WTF?

Seriously, who came up with this idea?  I get why–the ubiquitous cleanse from all the overindulging we did around the holidays.  I say it’s all bullshit. Dry January is just…

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Read more about the article Trauma is a Blessing
Beautiful beach sunrise with my BFF - Maine, 2020

Trauma is a Blessing

(This Post Brought to You by the Letter B) Crazy thought right?  How in the world could trauma be good?  Who would ever think that?   I do.  I was…

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Read more about the article Forgive and Forget?
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Forgive and Forget?

If you’re currently in the midst of dealing with the pain of being wronged by someone, this phrase might come to mind.  Maybe a friend stood you up, your boss…

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Read more about the article Why Does Doing the Right Thing Always Seem to Get You Nowhere?
Even the middle of nowhere can be beautiful (Colorado, October 2023)

Why Does Doing the Right Thing Always Seem to Get You Nowhere?

Everybody cheats.  I’m not talking Watergate or even Deflategate proportions here, I’m talking about the little fudging we all seem to do from time to time.  Things such as not…

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Read more about the article They Always Come Crawling Back (A Lesson in Graveling)
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They Always Come Crawling Back (A Lesson in Graveling)

Did you ever have someone in your life that wronged you and was incommunicado for a long time then out of nowhere they just show up at your doorstep one…

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Read more about the article Death by Drowning – Coincidence or Fate?
Matthew Perry RIP

Death by Drowning – Coincidence or Fate?

Driving home from work tonight I heard on the radio that Matthew Perry died.  For those who live under a rock or who are under the age of 30, he…

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Read more about the article The Perks of Being a Pinecone
View with pine trees on the hike up to Lake Ptarmigan, Colorado

The Perks of Being a Pinecone

So there’s this tree called the Lodgepole pine, its pinecones need heat from a wildfire to melt its resin so the seeds can be released to make more pine trees. …

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Read more about the article Walking on Eggshells
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Walking on Eggshells

Lately I’ve noticed there are a lot of people out there in shitty relationships.  Okay, not lately, I”ve always noticed this.  Specifically, why do people get into relationships where their…

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What if You Died at 45?

Watching Bohemian Rhapsody tonight, again. It's a movie about the band Queen for those living under a rock.  The lead singer, Freddy Mercury, died in 1991 at 45 years old. …

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Read more about the article Taking the L – The Game of Letting Go
Some things are hard to let go of

Taking the L – The Game of Letting Go

We say this at work on slow days with no customers - just take the L and chalk this day up to a loss.  No customers = no tips =…

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Read more about the article Don’t Boil the Ocean
The majestic boiling ocean at Acadia National Park, Maine

Don’t Boil the Ocean

Don't boil the ocean. A friend of mine said this the other night.  At the time he was referring to a mutual friend being teased because his favorite football team…

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Read more about the article Metaphorically Speaking
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Metaphorically Speaking

So I was driving home from work tonight and started thinking (keep your shocked faces to yourself), I write in metaphors a lot.  Okay, now that I really think about…

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Read more about the article Phobia-phobic
Phobia of dark alleys? Nah, not when there's a pub in the middle. (Photo by Joey Banks on Unsplash)

Phobia-phobic

Is there such a thing as phobia-phobic, a fear of phobias?  Is it even a real word?  When I first heard this word it made me laugh. A character on…

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Read more about the article FMYMO – Fear Makes You Miss Out
Fear didn't make me miss out from sleeping under the stars.

FMYMO – Fear Makes You Miss Out

No, I’m not drunk, yet.  I wrote that correctly.  It isn’t FOMO - Fear Of Missing Out.  It’s FMYMO - Fear Makes You Miss Out.  Don’t let fear rule your…

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Hopeless Tomatoes

It’s recently been brought to my attention that I'm a hopeless romantic.  Shocking right?  Why do they call it hopeless? Less hope? Or even lesser than less, none?  No hope…

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Read more about the article House of Squonk
yeah, I've used this pic before, but when I think of sad things, I think of the squonk

House of Squonk

The other day my house was crying.  Tears everywhere.  Well, water was pouring out of my ceiling and streaming down the walls from a hole in my roof, but I…

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Make Your Mess Your Message

It’s funny how life works.  I wrote Tuna Fish and Doritos a couple months ago (even though my procrastination pushed off my posting it), then a few weeks ago I…

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Tuna Fish and Doritos

I have no idea what this piece is about.  I was just free writing earlier and the thought that I like Doritos on a tuna fish sandwich popped in my…

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Read more about the article Procrastination – Part II
My mom's cat Bubba. He's never in a hurry to do anything.

Procrastination – Part II

Are you a procrastinator?  I wonder how many of us are out there.  Now I’m not talking about the type of person that occasionally puts off cleaning out their refrigerator…

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Read more about the article The Phone – An Apology Letter
My phone angst made me think of this sign I saw while on vacation last year. Fruita, CO

The Phone – An Apology Letter

Dear Everyone That Calls Me,   I am the worst.  Who doesn’t talk to the people they love and care about?  Answer: me.    It’s a big joke nowadays that…

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Read more about the article Balance
Look no hands! Trying to keep my balance while ziplining at Spring Mountain years ago

Balance

So there’s a tropical storm here today, August 5, 2020.  (Yeah yeah, I know it’s December now, but I started this writing in August and since I’m the best procrastinator…

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Read more about the article The Common Denominator
Common denominator in most of my adventures - my trusty 17 year old car

The Common Denominator

Who can I talk to?  As much as I like being alone, times like now I just want to talk to someone.  Not sure who or about what.  Someone or…

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Read more about the article Do You Take Enough Risks?
Gorgeous Colorado scenery. With great risk comes great reward

Do You Take Enough Risks?

A friend of mine told me he was going to do some work on his roof today.  I just told him to be careful up there.  It’s raining.  Then it…

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Read more about the article Passion
Passion - family, animals, nature

Passion

How the hell did it take me this long to decide this should be a topic? This is what I live for and have been preaching is pretty much the…

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Read more about the article Inspiration
Green Lane Park - Montgomery County, PA. Nature = huge inspiration

Inspiration

What inspires you? I mean deep down in your soul, where it counts. What is that thing that makes you feel alive? Not just going through the motions of life…

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