Monthly Archives: October 2014

Another man in the house

Another man in the house: I glanced up and spied the human form of a man in my midst.  A moment ago he was a boy, but that boy has suddenly vanished and now I gaze upon this mature creature

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Posted in Friendship, Humor, Life, parenthood

The dilemma of emptiness

One of life’s difficult decisions that I have encountered over the years is when to finally dispose of that jar or bottle of condiments.  Again perhaps it is the thought of HOPE that keeps me from tossing that item with

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Posted in Answers, Friendship, hope, Life, Questions

Find what you are looking for at the check out counter….

Finding what you are looking for… It seems that every time I go into a retail store and I am checking out to purchase the items I selected, the cashier asks me, “Did you find everything that you were looking

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Socks and Hope

Another change of address, another opportunity to reassess… during my recent move, I came across socks that needed mending since a time way back when I lived in Maryland.  In that moment of clarity I pondered; why do I keep

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Posted in Behavior, hope, nostalgia

Community and hope for peace

My view of reality: First an intro; I am now living in a State University family apartment complex for graduate students, professors, and staff. I am literally surrounded by people from all over the world.  My neighbors on one side

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Posted in Children's play, Community, Uncategorized