Year: 2016
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Asteroids
My childhood friend died unexpectedly last week. Yesterday, I flew to North Carolina for his memorial. I saw faces I hadn’t seen in 25 years, like distant dreams you can’t quite piece together. I spent the evening with his parents sharing memories, drinking bourbon on a deck he’d built from scratch. A koi pond bubbled…
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Aaron
I found out one of my childhood friends passed away unexpectedly last week. I am flying to Raleigh today to attend his memorial service. His name was Aaron. He was the first person to talk to me when we moved to Raleigh when I was 10. He was kind, hilarious. My heart breaks for his family. He has kids, a wife.…
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Tuesdays With Murray: I’m So Happy He’s Home
Corie stopped by on Sunday and took these pictures of Murray and me. I am so grateful he came home. We still don’t know what he did for 5 days alone out there because he hasn’t wanted to talk about it, but he survived, came home a touch thinner and he doesn’t seem to want to return to…
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There Are Ghosts
Today is 9/11 and there are ghosts. But a lot of us have ghosts. So I’m not alone with mine. I know this. There are a lot of things that remain unsettled when it comes to 9/11 at least for me and I’m pretty sure I’m not alone with that either. I know about the unsettled moments…
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My Cakes!
Hello! Sorry it’s been a while. We went to Disney for a week. It was a spontaneous trip since we had to cancel our annual Rhode Island getaway due to Toby and his work situation. And then I had cakes to create! They can be seen here. I have a lot to talk about, a lot to write about.…
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The Diva
Olympic swimmer Fu Yuanhui exploded into the mainstream media recently and became an international sensation not because she’s a kick ass swimmer, but because she mentioned having her period on live television, apparently shattering a barrier into a world where women menstruate. In China, menstruation is still very much a taboo. Women often won’t use tampons because it is said to rob…
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Bad Mouth
So, I started a fad diet. A friend of mine talked me into it. I like her a great deal. She’s one of my favorite people. My husband calls it a pyramid scheme. And I’m not sure if he’s right because I’m not actually sure what it is I’m doing. But I am going to…
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First My Cat Disappeared…
First my cat disappeared. Then I started praying. I pray sometimes but only when it’s convenient for me, like when I’m on an airplane and I think I might fall from the sky. I pray for that not to happen. I prayed when my aunt got breast cancer. She’s still with us. I prayed when…
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He Turned NINE Last Week.
Remember when he was born? I don’t usually get sentimental about these things. I don’t cry when my kids go to kindergarten or graduate from pre-K. Overall, I think aging is a glorious thing—growing up, adding years, growing wiser—there’s nothing sad about that. It should be celebrated. But my goodness it’s the time involved! How has it gone…
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A Laboring Cow
I heard a podcast once about living in the moment verses letting your mind wander and how across to board when people allowed their minds to wander they reported feeling unhappy. They reported feeling most unhappy while commuting to and from their jobs because that’s when their minds wandered the most. It wasn’t the job making them feel miserable; it was…
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