Category: Musings
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The Joy of Creation
Reading Time: 2 minutesSince I started knitting and crocheting again about 15 years ago I’ve made a point to make a baby blanket for each child born to my nieces and nephews. Then, 5 years ago, our god-daughter had her first child. I made a couple of blankets for her, and when she turned 2… Read more
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My Sweaty Genius
Reading Time: 5 minutesLast Friday I wrote a short blog post about one of my favorite quotes: Genius is 1% inspiration and 99% perspiration. He (Thomas Edison) should know. Everyone has heard of him. As one of the greatest and most prolific American inventors, Edison acquired 1,093 patents. That’s a hell of a lot of… Read more
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Let’s Talk About the Weather
Reading Time: 5 minutesSo many people, on hearing we live in Florida, think it’s hotter than blazes down here. And it’s true that there are some days where it’s sweltering hot. The thing is, it’s damned hot in Missouri sometimes. Wisconsin too. And in both those locations when it’s that hot, the humidity is through… Read more
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Shamalama Smothered Chicken at the Twisted Fork
Reading Time: < 1 minuteMy mom’s love language is food. Consequently, I love to eat. Mom loves me and it shows. I found a meal at a restaurant at the Twisted Fork in Florida that is the best meal I’ve ever eaten anywhere. And that’s saying a lot. I have a favorite restaurant, Buffet City,… Read more
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My Space
Reading Time: 4 minutesHere in Florida one of the fun things we get to experience regularly is watch, from about 200 miles away, the launch of rockets from Cape Canaveral/Kennedy Space Center. What we actually get to see is hit and miss, depending on the clouds and whether it’s a day or night launch, but… Read more
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Ordinary People and Superpowers
Reading Time: 4 minutesI’ve been busy in productive (rather than time wasting) activity the last several weeks. I’m focusing on pulling together everything I’ve written in the past for the Thinking 2 Steps Ahead book and trying to find a workable structure for it. It is a mighty struggle. Those of you who know me… Read more
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If You’re Waiting for a Sign…
Reading Time: < 1 minuteDo you ever look for signs? Not road signs or street signs. You know, signs from God that something you’re thinking or doing is the right or wrong thing. Things that happen that you take as signs suggesting, confirming, or reinforcing something going on in your life, or showing you that… Read more
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The Spectacular (But Crazy) Eclipse of 2024
Reading Time: 5 minutesYou had to be living under a rock to not know about the total eclipse that took place yesterday, visible along a wide swath of the United States. There are actually 4 types of solar eclipses, a total solar eclipse, an annular solar eclipse, a partial solar eclipse and a hybrid solar… Read more
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Shopping the Resale Stores
Reading Time: 2 minutesWe went shopping yesterday…thrift shopping. Or so we thought. A lot of the stores we went to did have old, second hand, used stuff. I was surprised, though, to see how not thriftily they were priced. Perhaps that’s a sign of the financial times we’re in. Perhaps it’s me not understanding the… Read more
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Spring Break on Boca Grande
Reading Time: 5 minutesMichele (one of my best friends and my most consistent beach buddy) and I went to the beach on Friday. It’s early in the year and we haven’t been to the beach, one of our favorite places, for a while. Our normal beach of choice is the 9th Street beach access at… Read more