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My therapist is leaving but…
I have reconnected with the one I had before! We had our first session last week and it went really well. I was so worried about contacting her because she left counseling completely when she left the place I was going last year. But then 6 months later, I found her again and she was…
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Daily Prompt 7/4/23
After yesterday’s dreary “what I’m worried about in the future”, this is a nice post to follow that up. I’m excited about coaching soccer in the fall, the new school year, Boy #3 running cross country, Boy #1 starting college, Boy #2 looking at colleges this summer/fall, Girl trying out lacrosse this fall, coaching her…
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I see you, Spider-Man
This is me, somewhere between 3-4 years old. I very vaguely remember these pajamas, but I do know without a doubt that I picked them out myself. I think the shirt fit much longer than the pants did because I grew fast in height at this age. I remember the shirt more than the pants,…
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Independence
Today is July 3rd, one day before Independence Day. I always kinda liked July 4th as a kid. It was the first big holiday after school was over and we always went to my aunt and uncle’s house and swam in their pool. It was always a good time with good food and average company.…
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Daily Prompt 7/3/23
I am worried about a few things in the far distant future like leaving my kids unprepared for when I’m gone, the environment, the culture and political world that surrounds all of us, and if/when people will start acting civil to each other again. I don’t want to think too much about my demise at…
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Daily Prompt 6/30/23
Easy. A teacher teaches the material required for the class or grade level they are assigned to teach. A good teacher teaches this material well and makes it interesting at the same time. A great teacher teaches the material in a way that makes sense, is interesting, motivates students to learn more, and possibly further…
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Why?
This morning I recorded a podcast with my dad. We get along all the time now, for the most part. He still sometimes says things that are annoying and he loves to talk. He loves attention more than anyone else I know. It used to make me so mad when it seemed like he was…
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Daily Prompt 6/27/23
Best daily prompt ever! This was my life for 20 years. I wore a flight suit every day for years, other than most weekends. On deployments, I pretty much wore it for at least part of every day. Of course than wasn’t the standard green one, it was tan to match the environment we were…
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Monday morning
Today started way early. My wife has a meeting about two hours away and needed to get up at 5:30 to get there on time. I got her coffee ready and gave her a snack for the road. She left and I was too wired to even attempt to go back to bed. I actually…
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Stupid is as stupid does
Would you pay $250,000 to dive down to the Titanic wreckage in a submersible controlled by a gaming controller? Oh and it’s bolted on the outside too. No? Maybe? Full disclosure, I love the story of the Titanic. Building it, the sailing, the sinking, the people who lived and died, the disgusting elitism that killed…