Month: May 2024
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Work from Home
How do you balance work and home life? I do not balance my work life and my home life because they are the same thing. I am a full time professional caregiver to my adult disabled children. There is nothing outside of that to balance. I need to get out of the house more but…
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Jehovah is not Jesus
I know you are probably wondering who says those two words refer to the same being. Sadly it is The General Authorities of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints making the claim. I suppose if I tried real hard and squinted my eyes at the whole Old Testament I might be able…
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Sacrifices or Transactions?
What sacrifices have you made in life? I don’t have many regrets about the choices I’ve made in life. Any opportunity has a cost of all the other things that I cannot do. All those possible futures have been sacrificed at the moment of those choices. But those choices are very often transactional with me.…
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I’m in my Pajamas
What’s the oldest things you’re wearing today? I am wearing my dark green plaid pajamas. It is a button up shirt and elastic pants. It came as one suit. That is the only thing I am currently wearing except my glasses. Those are black and rectangular. I prefer this pair because it’s single focus instead…
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I am a Wanderer
Are you a leader or a follower? JRR Tolkien wrote, “All who wander are not lost.” I am not lost in life but my journey is unique. I don’t follow or lead very well. To paraphrase Nietzsche I seek companions and fellow creators. Obviously I’m a reader and so I often follow examples from books.…
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Accidentally Showering
One of my daily goals is to take a shower. Sadly this is the one I struggle with most. My youngest son has been melting down for the past five hours. He has requested a bath twice but hasn’t let me give him one either time. My wife has had to step in twice. On…
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Citrus is Good
List your top 5 favorite fruits. 1) Pineapples 2) Oranges 3) Key lime pie 4) Grape jelly 5) Glacier Cherry Gatorade
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Feed the Washing Machine
What’s one small improvement you can make in your life? Right now at this very moment I am wearing my last clean pair of pajamas. I need to do laundry. It is a small improvement that will get done. If I were to pick something else more random and say I’m going to do that,…
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An Old Priest
Share a story about someone who had a positive impact on your life. When I was in the phase of my life that I did the most soul searching I was friends with an Episcopal priest. I shared with him my spiritual yearnings and the things I was writing at the time. He was always…
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Freedom to Think
What does freedom mean to you? I’ve been discussing Victor Frankl with my wife Stephanie and we’ve been arguing over what it means to be free. I hate to admit it but she’s more libertarian these days than I am. She sees only a very broad definition of freedom as freedom at all. This is…
Latter Day Sinner 