Embrace Your Inner Dork
Okay, here's the thing: I am not an expert in, like, anything. Which begs the question: why I am blogging? I cannot write about playing midwestern-cattle-wranglin'-footsie with […]
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The End Is Near . . .
Summer looms. In a great long swath before me. No, I did not say "Summer Loons." Although, by the end of it, I believe that […]
On Being Perfect. With Perfection.
Today we are going to take a look at what perfection isn't. Perfection is not running five miles a day, or ten miles a day, […]
Jake Shimabukuro and the Ukulele of Fire
Remember Buddy Green and his freakishly amazing harmonica skills? No? Well, go ahead. Click on that link there. The one I've set up on his […]
My Invisibility Cloak
I was invisible once. For a long time. And I couldn’t figure out how I got that way. I noticed it first when I moved […]
No Talent? No Way! Buddy Green’s Harmonica.
Is there any such thing as a small talent? Well yeah. Look at this guy (and I'm not referring to his stature. It's that itty […]
Little Body, Big Attitude. Tuesdays With My Boy.
You know, you go along in life thinking your kids aren’t absorbing things, or noticing things, or caring about things. It’s easy to think your […]
That Thing I Do. And a Lot of Other People Do Too.
I am writing a novel.I know.My originality stuns me. 5-10% of people who start writing a novel finish it.40-50% of people who start college finish […]
You Can Look Right Through Me – As It Should Be
My lovely writer-friend, Maegan Langer, has written a great little post over on our joint blog (www.threegnomes.blogspot.com), titled "Love Your Darlings Before You Kill […]
Let It Go. If it Comes Back, Let Go Harder.
I've got a psyche-kicking sensei who, each time I see him, says something that makes me realign my life-approach-lenses. And not only that but […]