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Tag Archives: Bloganuary
That Last Hundred Meters!
Okay! If you’ve ever watched a foot race of any length, you’ve likely seen more than one runner straining to make that last hundred meters. Whether it is to better their own time, catch the runner in front of them … Continue reading
Posted in Family Vaules, Humor, Travel, Uncategorized, Writing
Tagged Bloganuary, roadtrip, travel
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Stargazer
Okay, if I complete this piece, I will have kept my commitment to myself concerning the WordPress Blogaunary challenge. If I don’t, you won’t be reading it. The question of the moment is, “How do you feel when you look … Continue reading
Posted in Science, Uncategorized, Writing
Tagged Astronomy, Bloganuary, solitude, stargazing
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The Best of Me?
Okay, I posted the prompt for today (on the left) to make certain anyone seeing this knows I am responding to something, not simply touting my attributes. So, my favorite part of me is certainly not my waistline. Nor, is … Continue reading
Posted in Humor, Uncategorized, Verbal Communication, Writing
Tagged Bloganuary, dry humor, humor, nonverbal communication, puns
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Worldly Speaking
Changing the world? Now, that is an imposing thought for someone who, at the moment, has trouble changing his socks without at least 400mg of ibuprofen. Thankfully, after spending most of my adult life trying to make a difference, I … Continue reading
Posted in Daily Life, Ethics, Leadership, Writing
Tagged Bloganuary, changing the world, helping others, life changing, making a difference
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Acacia and Me
When reading the prompt for today’s writing exercise, my first thought was, “hardheaded.” Then I realized the prompt was to describe myself as a tree, and trees do not have heads. However, the hardheaded tag continued to resonate in my … Continue reading
Posted in Humor, Police, Writing
Tagged Acacia, Bloganuary, hardhead, hardwood trees, thickheaded
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At The Moment
No, the title is not a quote from someone. It is my semi-sarcastic way of saying most of us have our favorite quote of the moment, of the month, of our lives, or that we can remember. The other side … Continue reading
Posted in communication, Daily Life, Humor, Verbal Communication, Writing
Tagged Bloganuary, journalism, quotations, writing
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An Uninvited Guest
In Going Home Again, I talked about my childhood and the nomadic lives my family led for many years. We lived in fourteen different houses or apartments by the time I finished high school. Each was memorable, but the one that … Continue reading
Posted in Daily Life, family, Humor, Journalism, Uncategorized, Writing
Tagged Bloganuary, ghosts, going home again, haunted house, memories
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Ecclesiastes and The Byrds
Ecclesiastes 3:1-8 and Pete Seger’s “Turn! Turn! Turn!” preach there is a time for everything. From a time to be born to a time to die, both the Holy Bible and the 1960s folk singer’s work make that point. And, … Continue reading
Up, Up and Away
All right! Fantasy land time! If I could have just one superpower, it would be the ability to fly. Sadly, my parents were humans, not aliens from the planet Krypton. “Up, up and away” is merely a line stolen from … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized, Writing
Tagged adventure, Bloganuary, blogging, sky-diving, Superheroes, superman, wingsuit
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Red Flags and Paradoxes
My sense of irony was triggered when I read this daily challenge prompt: I am currently working on a blog discussing accountability as it should apply to people passionate enough about a cause to become an activist. Now, I am … Continue reading
Posted in Daily Life, Humor, Uncategorized, Writing
Tagged Bloganuary, blogging, risk-taking, spoilsport, warning signs
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