Monthly Archives: June 2012

Center Spot

I grew up in a house where my parents came at life from two very different directions; there were two languages, two sets of values and two sets of skills for moving through the world. One example of this is … Continue reading

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Bad Call

Years ago I worked in a call center for Apple Computer. My primary customers were technicians in the field who had problems fixing computer equipment. I was what you might call a “Master Technician” or expert the field used as … Continue reading

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That was not my beautiful life – the road to loserville

Yep, I admit it I am a loser but not in the traditional sense, yea, yea, what a shock me not traditional who would have thunk it. Sitting here typing this very late blog I am less than 3lbs away … Continue reading

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I Hate That

How many times a day do you think, feel or say, “I hate that?”  Usually it is small things that break a relationship, the one small oversight or transgression that builds to epic proportion in our heads and makes us … Continue reading

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Heart Healthy

This past winter I experienced a clearinghouse of death. I lost everything from my confidante Hector the Beta fish, to my first love and that five-year friendship to my confidence in what I believed to be true. I had no … Continue reading

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A Long Walk to the Short Bus

I was involved in a rumble at the bus stop. Not exactly a West Side Story rumble. Ok, not exactly a rumble either, more like a small physical altercation, some screaming, flailing and a crowd of on lookers appalled at … Continue reading

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The Last Ride

Last August I wandered into a cigar bar and had a few martinis’ to celebrate my sister Amy’s life on the anniversary of her death. I do not smoke, so the martinis were medicinal in order to control the choke … Continue reading

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An ass by any other name …

This past winter I purchased a whimsical piece of art by Leigh Standley. Along with wonderful colorful images she has the phrase “I am fairly certain that given a cape and a nice tiara I could save the world.” It … Continue reading

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It’s not like I have a drinking problem…

It starts in November, I never know exactly when but always before Thanksgiving. My anticipation is great; the window of indulgence always too small, it lasts only till New Years. I know it’s best that way; to extend it in … Continue reading

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A Tale of Two

I try to write one or two blogs every month and this one I will get in under the wire but I will get it in for November as promised and threatened. I have been writing on and off in … Continue reading

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