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Thoughts on the FirstWandering as well as WonderingAround the AR Archives Plus Some Other Stuff . . . Some say we are entering the dog days of summer. Perhaps paws (and pausing) are part of your plans this month. Puppy-paddling ’round a pond of some sort may be on your agenda too. As for me...
08/01/2024
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Grievances Galore?Purposeful Pondering Recently, I finished the book, The Age of Grievance, by Frank Bruni. He is a longtime favorite author. It was a relatively quick read. I admit I am not as enthusiastic about it in the same way as I am about his other books. Or his weekly email newsletter...
07/25/2024
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I Wonder About LegacyMy July 2024 AR Challenge Entry I have some ambivalence with the word legacy. Putting that aside for this post, I think sending/receiving a letter can be impactful. Admittedly, I no longer participate in letter-writing. Indecipherable penmanship has become apparent. Perh...
07/15/2024
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Beyond -30-A Memory from Long Ago. . . Today is June 30, 2024. More than the end of the month, 30 brings back a distant memory. Specifically, the term -30- which I first learned in a high school journalism class. I had long wanted to take the class, but it was an elective that didn’t fit int...
06/30/2024
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It’s How Things Have Always Been DoneA Different Interpretation Of Seven Words Never To Say Earlier this month, I finished a book by Arnold Schwarzenegger, Be Useful. It isn't a typical reading category for me. However, I finished it quickly and it provided a couple of good takeaways, an idea th...
06/20/2024
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Am I Forked?My Entry for the ActiveRain June Challenge. . . Admittedly, I don't usually participate in sharing recipes. That said, I have been known to dish out lots of things over the years as part of the offerings on the AR buffet of posts. For a while, I served community spotlights along w...
06/10/2024
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And So It GoesA Take on the May ChallengePreviously on the Inside, Now Looking at Things a Bit Differently . . . The recent news about NAR has caused much talk in the blogosphere on this and similar forums. Articles, reports and opinions aplenty in the everyday world can inform as well as con...
05/10/2024
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That Finial MomentFor What It's Worth. . . On this last day of April, I am remembering an experience from earlier this month. Effective communication is enhanced by careful listening and the ability to recognize a glazed look. Each of us comes to any point in life with different knowledge. Al...
04/30/2024
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Time Flies AgainAs Another AR Anniversary Arrives I have said it before. Likely you have as well. Mere minutes turn into hours. Then, days into weeks. After that, those months transform to years. Then the decades can become life-long memories. All too fast. Yes, time flies in ways that seem f...
03/30/2024
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Pooh PonderingRemembering Blustery Days Although I wouldn’t describe our relationship as close, I knew of the adventures of Winnie the Pooh as a child. My younger sister had a book, maybe more than one, but beyond the basic storyline, I wasn’t that aware of much else. Literature can be quite ...
03/20/2024
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