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I’ve been called many names in my forty-seven years, but today I was given a new moniker: ‘Elitist’ I was given that name on Facebook, no less. You know, that friendly place where people become ballsy and post judgements about people they’ve never met? Let me pause for a moment so I can grab...
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Last month I wrote a blog post that included a line about my loss of love for Twitter. I promised to follow-up on that and a month later, I remembered. All of this might be linked to an apparent mid-life crisis I’m going through (more on that in a future blog post…when I remember)...
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I love the beach and for me, summer officially kicks off when the kids and I grab towels and beach chairs and head for the ocean. Saturday will be our first day back to the beach since last August and I can’t wait. I am also prepared for the amazing sights, like thongs that...
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I’m 47 now. Strangely, I feel no different than I did last week when I was 46. In fact, I’ve snapped out of my “I don’t even like cake why have a birthday” funk. Enough of THAT crap. Back to the task at hand: a blog post. What inspires me to write a post...
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Last Friday my fourteen-year-old son, Zach, asked me to cut his hair. Not just any hair, mind you. Hair well below his shoulders. Shoulders that now are well above my head. The hair that was a symbol of his right to make his own decisions was going to be sheared off with a pair...
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I recently learned about a study that indicates chocolate may cause depression. That’s just bullshit. Especially because that study comes on the heels of another one that indicates chocolate may reduce the risk of heart attack or stroke. Who are these “scientists” who  come up with these useless studies? Bottom line, chocolate is good...
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