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Pandemic Fever

Columbus, OH

Keep me cooped up too long, and something weird is likely to come out.

It’s just in my nature.

It probably has something to do with the fact that I get bored easily.

So I’m often looking for something different to get my hands dirty with.

And if nothing comes along, I’m likely to create something.

Which is what I’ve done.

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A Year Has Passed?

Dallas, TX –

Really?

A year?

Already?

Man how time flies…

So, it’s been a whole year since I started writing this blog.

Well, technically, it’s been longer than that.

I had been thinking about doing this for several years.

Started writing a few topics, but never finishing any of them.

Trying to come up with a site name and over-all approach.

But I never made much progress toward getting anything done.

Until a year ago.

Then, everything changed…

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Christmas is Coming

Dallas, TX –

“Christmas is coming.”

It’s like a bad Ned Stark impersonation.

“Yes, I know” I replied. “Christmas is always coming. The moment Christmas is over, the clocks already ticking to the next.”

This is the reality of every parent with young children. The moment all the gifts have been unwrapped and that initial surge of adrenaline-fueled anticipation has passed, the countdown starts all over again.

See, Shawn knows this is his impending reality, as his oldest is just reaching the age of toddlerhood.

He’s also aware that it’s my reality too, even though I have no young kids underfoot.

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Unwelcome Entropy

Dallas, TX –

The parts were practiced and ready.

The strings had just been replaced so they had that bright, lively sound.

Everything was plugged in, turned on, tuned up.

So, I pressed “Record” and…

Nothing…

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