Category: collaboration
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Temple Worthiness
I wrote the bishop of our local LDS ward about what is going on in my life. Divorce is hard. Getting to Sacrament Meetings is hard. But zero beer and THC has been better than using. I’m also not trying to screw around. When the divorce is final I might marry again. But I’m absolutely…
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In Case of Emergency
Stephanie is stuck at the motel without a vehicle. I have been overly reliant on her driving for our entire marriage. I can and do get rides from other people, but again that relies on her being in the house for the boys. I have a plan in case of emergency, but I will share…
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Up Late
My sleep hygiene says I need to be in bed by 11 pm. My mobile game says I need to start the new day at 11 pm. The game usually wins. I’ve also got Alex’s Kindle to turn off at 11 pm. I’ve decided that it is not fair to make him change into a…
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Listening to Bach
I spent $15 for 10 random classical music vinyls. In the collection was a set of Brandenburg Concertos. So Ben and I are listening to Bach. I’ve explained harpsichords and violins to him. He doesn’t want to miss a thing when I play a record. Overall it’s already been worth what I paid.
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I Deserve to be Heard
I saw my counselor today. I told him about the state of my life, about my relationship with Stephanie now that there is zero chance to save the marriage, about what a least restrictive environment looks like for the boys and why I still think it’s with me, and about my engagement with The Church,…
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General Conference O26
I watched almost all of the Sunday sessions of the General Conference of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints today. President Oaks wants me to be a peacemaker. Peacemakers don’t bring a spirit of contention with them wherever they go. Peacemakers aren’t crude and gross. It is impossible for me to change…
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The Suit
Stephanie wrote a poem a few months ago about me. I think it is called A Suit of Clothes. It is in her new self published book called Feral and Freaking. Perhaps she will send me the links and I will attach them to this post. The poem is about her long term mistake that…
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Turning The Lights Off
Every night before I go to bed I turn off most of the lights in the house. It’s usually a few at a time until the last ones are off and I can try to sleep. In the morning Ben turns all the lights in the house back on except for the two in my…
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The Cast Iron and Brick
We had a plumber come in today to find a leak. He opened up the ceiling and several walls. The leak is in a cast iron drain pipe encased in brick and there are water capillaries through the brick now. That is almost exactly as bad as it sounds. Tearing up pipes in the wall…
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Easy Job?
My buddy Jim and his dad came by yesterday to work on the lawn one last time this year. Jim and I talk about life once in a while. He thinks I’m partially but only partially to blame for the divorce and it’s difficult to disagree with that. He’s happy that my finances are better…
