Meditations in Brief

Confession: I think the Allstate Mayhem guy is hot. Maybe it’s his bad boy persona, under the nice suit. Maybe it’s the hair. Maybe it’s the slightly wraspy, totally sexy voice. Whatever. He’s hot. (Sorry, State Farm, even though you have Mr. Dempsey, I may have to switch to Allstate). What causes the low-hanging full [...]

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“It’s in the everyday that you forge your character… But it’s your dreams which give it shape.” ~BabyBarista, Year 4, week 28: in my dreams. ~M Retro re-post of the day: Is It Too Early?

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Digits (or, Number Up)

I have to confess: sometimes my meditations are a work in progress all week, and other times, I’m glad to get two words out. [I'm sure it shows sometimes]. But this meditation happens to be the 188th. Why is this so special, you ask? 188 is my number. Weird, I know. It doesn’t go on [...]

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Poland v Italy (or, It’s All About Attitude)

Poland v Italy is not a game you saw on ESPN in the last month from South Africa. Poland did not make the cut for this year’s World Cup. However, Poland (and Italy) made the cut for this year’s 4th of July celebration in my boat. 7 people. 3 couples. 1 Polak. And 1 Italian-Canadian. [...]

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Summer Residents (or, In My Garage)

For as long as I can remember, we have left the garage door open every summer. In the country you can do things like this. But that’s not why we do it. Well… maybe it is? You see, near my house (in the country), we have a seasonal resident: the barn swallow. And late every [...]

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