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Labels Bind an Unopened Box
How often do you have a box delivered to your home? In this age of online shopping, I would guess it happens on a regular basis. Now imagine the...
2015 3-Day Walk: From Sizzling to Freezing
The 2015 3-Day Walk for the Cure is under the feet and the 12th since I first strapped on my walking shoes. Mother Nature sure likes to play with...
Thanksgiving Thanks for 2015
How did we arrive at Thanksgiving so quickly? As in past years, I borrow this tradition from my good friend and writer buddy, Anne Wayman. As we...
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Days of Remembrance
I remember the first Father's Day after my dad passed. My mom and I were in a card shop a few weeks before. A wave of grief hit me with the impact of a tsunami. I would no longer be purchasing a Father's Day card for my dad. I could not hold back the tears. Days...
Creative Copy Challenge is Back
I'm doing cartwheels because Creative Copy Challenge is back! Creative Copy Challenge (or CCC) is a writing prompt site and the brainchild of Shane Arthur, editor extraordinaire. And all-around nice guy. This blog has CCC sprinklings throughout. The management of the...
Solitude of Silence
We interrupt this blog for a little creative (hopefully) writing. Solitude of Silence Seek the solitude of silence, muted in a world of screaming sound Silence with its own sound, beneath an echoing journey of time Elusive, hidden, forgotten − wrapped in a comforting...
Bigger Than Money and Politics
This is not about taking a stand in the ongoing battle of Susan G. Komen versus Planned Parenthood. This is about the overwhelming sadness of a meaning lost. As an 8-time walker in the 3-Day Walk for the Cure, the conflict leaves me aching. For me, the 3-Day Walk...
First Snow of the Season Unites Snow and Beach Bunnies
It's been an abysmal start to the ski season in Idaho. 6 resorts are opened 1 is partially opened 2 resorts are temporarily closed 3 are closed Hopefully, that is about to change - at least in Boise. It's snowing...and...snowing... Let it Snow Our local ski...
Who Knew the Typical Tourist Was From Idaho?
I lived blocks from the Pacific Ocean for over 25 years. Every winter my friends and I would laugh at the Typical Tourist. Running along the shore barefoot Wearing a t-shirt and shorts Or worse - a bathing suit as they dove into the frigid water And there we were -...
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