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Hair Band Hair

The funniest text I've ever gotten was from my mechanic asking if everything was okay. He hadn't seen me in awhile. I guess my cars...

Why Can't I Be Normal?

Remember the scene in Young Frankenstein where Igor is telling Dr. FRONKenschteen about the brain from someone named Abby Normal? That's...

DIY Customer Support & Beard Trimmers?

I have trouble keeping on the sunny side of life when I have to call customer support for anything. IF I do get a real human on the other...

My Fountains of Noise & A Trip to the River's Edge

My favorite times with my children are when they are calming down for sleep or waking up. Their noise machines haven't kicked in for the...

De-Jungling the Yard

11:00 in the morning. This morning was a different version of the usual morning chaos. One child is home from school today, and the...

Joy is Risky

Thoughts are always tumbling around in my head. Sometimes, they're worth my time; other times, I scrap them. One that is surfacing now...

Sunny, Snowy, and a Sunny Card

It's a beautiful, sunny, snowy, 7-degrees-Fahrenheit day. I live in a state with 4 distinct seasons. Sometimes those seasons land all...

The Sun Is Still Shining

How can we stay positive in a negative world? I just cleaned out hundreds of unread emails from a personal account I forget to check very...

Own Your Own Mind

The kids and I had an interesting conversation on the way to church this morning. It began about as soon as we left the driveway, and it...

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