Yearly Archives: 2010

I am a runner and have been running for twenty years. While there are times when I might run on a track, trail, or treadmill, the majority of my running is done on the streets of my town or in whatever town I happen to be. Throughout the years, I have had a lot of […]

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Today is National Ice Cream Day.  Who Knew?  We did!  We felt it necessary to celebrate. . . And if one is good. . . two MUST be better! Turns out that President Regan declared July as National Ice Cream Month.  I knew I liked that man.  Chanelle does, too. If you missed the Official […]

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I’m an idealist.  In my mind everything is beautiful and lovely and storybook perfect.  I mean, who doesn’t want that? Let’s talk dinnertime, for example.  It has always been a goal that we sit down as a family in the evening and eat a meal together.  I mean we’ve all heard the statistics, right? Eating […]

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I love the rain.  Everything about it.  The sight, sound, and smell of it.  Last night I was sitting on our porch and Charlie, our four year old, came out to sit with me.  He asked why I was sitting in the rain.  I told him I just liked it.  Charlie stuck his hand out […]

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I just spent a weekend with my Dad.  Just the two of us.  It was marvelous.  I must admit, though, that father/daughter relationships seem complicated. Growing up my Dad was my hero.  He could do no wrong.  He could think no wrong.  If you dared disagree with an opinion he had, well, you were wrong.  […]

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