Things that make me smile
After I went on a lengthy rant recently, the friend I inflicted it upon pointed out, “Cluelessness can be cured.” My new mantra.
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Things that make me smile
The other day, my daughter and I watched Mr. Magorium’s Wonder Emporium, mostly because the DVD was on sale and I’d promised her a new movie as reward. I had no expectations of it, except that I usually like Dustin Hoffman and hoped it wasn’t another Ishtar. As it turned out, Jessica sat in rapt attention the entire…
On getting older
Recently I met up with an old friend whom I’d gotten to know when we were both deeply involved in martial arts training. We’d gone for a really long walk and then out to dinner, so when we got up, we were a little stiff. We headed out of the restaurant, and there was a…
Celebrating the small things
The other day my daughter and I were in the car headed down the two-lane county road that leads from the big town to our small town when I noticed a new caution sign. So I slowed down. Half a mile or so later, I discovered that an intersection was being repaired, and a somewhat…
Yes, another post on thankfulness
No doubt half the bloggers in the US are running some sort of post on what they’re grateful for this year and why, because that’s what Thanksgiving is all about here. And I’m going to be no different. Thanksgiving is my favorite holiday because nothing happens. At my house, anyway, there are no expectations to…
Things that make me smile
The other day I was at the coffee shop when the train delivering newsprint to the newspaper plant next door rolled in. It let out a long low whistle that sounded something like a foghorn. The barista remarked, “That always reminds me of the call to arm in Lord of the Rings.” Which prompted…
