Duke
Between stimulus and response there is a space. In that space is our power to choose our response. In our response lies our growth and our freedom.
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Why is there a penguin on the helipad? Like I need an excuse I kinda miss JJ
The problems with the getting up at three o’clock in the morning is that by 730 in the morning you’re still awake but kind of sleepy. My apartment complex for the last two weeks has been reroofin...
Attention all potheads. You can stop reminding the world that today is “420.” Today is my nephew’s birthday. This is an actual quote from my pothead brother on his FB page: “Happy Birthday my 4...
Hallelujah in General
I love, love love Lindsey Stirling. I am not a fan of dubstep, but the violin work steals my heart. How in the world she can dance and play amazes me. This entry is pretty much a dump getting ...
I've Been One Poor Correspondent in General
And far too hard to find… But it doesn’t mean you ain’t been on my mind. I was out and about today. Pretty day. Considered going to the beach, but I suppose I’ll do that tomorrow. Grab a lemon...
The writing bug has come back. I have so much shit bouncing around in my head. I had a great day. A couple of meetings with Elmhurst folks, talking about Beanie. Then up the road to ‘Salem’s ...
Days Are Numbers in General
I’ve loved that song for 35 years. For most of my adult life I was the traveler. Always moving, always changing. It took a lot for me to slow the fuck down and relax. It still does. I get a ...
Game of Silence in General
I watched the second episode of this series with every hair on my body standing on end. That weird place in life when we start becoming sexualized. I remember being about 12 and suddenly being ...
Brothers Convince Little Sister of Zombie Apocalypse in General
“I can say pants…“
Peace of Mind in General
It was such a mild winter. The mildest since I have been back in Maine. Last winter was a nightmare, snowstorm after snowstorm. Got stuck twice, and got rear-ended twice. Chicks both times, ...
Maybe Be Alright / Chapped / Don't Ever Let me Go in Background Noise
Written 12/31/10-1/1/11 William Fitzsimmons came on the iPod today Maybe be Alright 12/31/10 I prayed tonight. Let’s be clear, I am an agnostic. To me that means that I believe in God, I just d...
Weird Things that Pop into My Head in General
In 2001, just before 9/11 I had started my refresher training in the EA-6B. In fact on September 11th I was scheduled to take my NATOPS exam, and had gotten up at 2am to cram. I wrote an OD entry...
Congrats, Chicago BLM. You just Elected Trump. in General
There is always a backlash against assholes. I am not a Trump supporter, but I will now vote for him. Because BLM is so much more a bag of assholes than Trump could ever hope to be.
There's Something Sexy About the Rain - 8/8/2007 in Background Noise
Background noise is where I put entries from OD. This was written in 2007. The events described happened in 1989. ”There’s something sexy about the rain” She said as it came pouring down “It f...
Postmarked Birmingham in General
About once a week I get a minor bout of insomnia. I am a little embarrassed to even use the word because I have never known the feeling of going weeks at a time without sleep. I used to get anx...
Why I watch Shadowhunters in General
Clary and Isabel. Call me a one trick pony if you want. And yes, I will eventually write a real entry one of these days.
Paula Faris' Feet in General
Sometimes I watch ABC in the morning. Then I turn the TV off and go about my day. Occasionally I turn the TV back on again, so obviously the TV is still on ABC. Unfortunately for me if it’s afte...
Christopher in General
Today is my son’s birthday. X1 looks pretty good considering she gave birth 3 weeks before that picture. I have a lot more forehead now.
Celaena (2008) in Background Noise
She appears in front of me and stares into my eyes. She has pretty eyes. Green with flecks of hazel. I don’t think she is Mexican. She smiles. It is a sad but pretty smile. I pretend I can’t ...
CNN alerts just told me via my telephone that 18 people are dead in Paris in multiple shootings and bombings. Riddle me this Batman! How many of the perpetrators will have Mohammed somewhere in t...
I didn’t blink once… (You really have to watch out to the 3+30 mark)
Ghost Town in General
The dance hall is silent and empty The banjos don’t play anymore The music is only a mem’ry And the dancing is dust on the floor Time to write, I suppose. I am still watching TWD, but this seas...
First Frost in General
First frost this morning. It happens every year, but just like the first snowflakes it always seems special. The foliage is turning out spectacular here on the coast. Year by year it is hit or ...
Anni, amori e bicchieri di vino, nun se contano mai. in General
“Years, lovers and glasses of wine; these things must not be counted.” -Anthony Capella
"A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away...." in General
The Office…
