Month: October 2023
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Changing Times
What makes a good neighbor? When I was a kid I heard stories about the “Welcome Wagon.” The idea was that when a new family moved onto the block that everyone else there would come to let them know they were welcome. In this mythical past the old residents would bring a casserole so Mom…
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Technical Issues
My middle son was having technical issues with his computer. It is a hand-me-down from me and he never took the time to remove all of the programs on it from when it was mine. He also didn’t want to go through the hassle of setting up an administrative login, so he just uses mine.…
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Stuck in Crisis: Excerpt 2
I’d joined the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints back when they still called themselves Mormons. I was never very good at complying with Church dogma. I smoked cigarettes. I drank coffee, tea, and alcohol. I had a lot of trouble with the kind of clean living that was required to be eligible to…
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Rich
What could you try for the first time? I have been poor or mostly poor all my life. By American standards that usually hasn’t been too bad. I’ve lived with food insecurity but have never been in danger of starving. I’ve missed rent a few times but never been homeless. And I’ve always had clothes…
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Liberation Day
Today marks the 34th anniversary of my discharge from the Army and the 23rd of the last time I smoked marijuana. In celebration I have refrained from killing anyone and remained sober. If there’s ever a holiday in my name it should be today. Be awesome Folks.
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Heart On My Sleeve
What principles define how you live? I have them on my homepage. http://www.latterdaysinner.blog
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Day of Rest (Kinda)
I got up and went to church this morning. Both Sacrament and Gospel Doctrine Class kept me engaged most of the two and a half hours that I was there. I’ve got some good friends in the church. If my wife were to die they would bring the boys and I food until things got…
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Stuck in Crisis: Introduction
I am working on a book tentatively titled Why Are You Stuck in Crisis?!? How to Get Unstuck and Out of Crisis. When I started this project, I was most definitely not okay. I found myself stuck in a relentless, perpetual state of crisis. I felt trapped, incapable of moving forward, terrified of sliding backwards.…
Latter Day Sinner 