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Monthly Archives: January 2012
If I could have them back
If I could have them all come back in their old way, it would be like old women having their tea, catching up on the times they missed. There would be my aunt Sonnie, who treated me like a child … Continue reading
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Five reasons it’s better to be lazy
I used to be textbook ambitious. I had dreams of being a novelist or an astronaut or a lion tamer or a combination of all three. I realized what it would take to achieve these goals, too: education, experience, ingenuity … Continue reading
What’s the score?
I overheard two men at work today discussing Saturday’s primary election results from South Carolina. They rattled off numbers, numerous scenarios and possible eliminations. One contributed his belief Rick Santorum would end up another candidate’s running mate. A breath later, … Continue reading
Bad news
Recently Allah blessed me with the opportunity to follow a saga in a local newspaper about a city council member who was arrested for driving while intoxicated or something to that effect. The story goes like this: the woman was … Continue reading
Those are the breaks
For a day or two, once or twice a year, my daughter’s life appears complete. For a day or two, whenever her mother finds the time, my daughter gets both of her parents at once – and her smile beams … Continue reading
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Tagged beams, comb, corner of my mind, last spring, stamina, sweet daughter
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Christmas card
I wrote this in a Christmas card for Kalista this year and thought it was worth sharing. She got it with the attached photo in a Princess Belle frame along with a Belle doll I told her was not to be … Continue reading
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Tagged bugs bunny, christmas card, fairy tale ending, fairy tale endings, hannah montana, trusting heart
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Evolutionizing the sports fan
Since the Bills’ season is always no more than 17 weeks (actually between 10 and 15 since it’s generally determined rather quickly Buffalo’s not making the playoffs), I need something more to hold onto. I suppose I have always been like … Continue reading
Posted in Buffalo Bills
Tagged buffalo fans, carolina panthers, fantasy players, orchard park, ryan fitzpatrick, sabres hockey
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