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Happiness and Expectations
Happiness and Expectations Lately I’ve been thinking a lot about expectations. I’ve come to realize that a lot of the unhappiness that I’ve experienced in my life has been related to my own expectations. You see, I’m someone who has … Continue reading
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Happiness and Making Sauce
Cooking is a philosophy; not a recipe. ~ Marco Pierre White Happiness and Making Sauce So there comes a time in the garden where you don’t have any ripe tomatoes but the basil is still growing like crazy. At that … Continue reading
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Happy Father’s Day
It’s a wise father who knows his child. ~ William Shakespeare (Merchant of Venice) Happy Father’s Day Happy Father’s Day to all the dads out there, both conventional and non-conventional. Every year I wish my mother a happy Father’s Day. … Continue reading
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D-Day: Always Remember
So much of the progress that would define the 20th century, on both sides of the Atlantic, came down to the battle for a slice of beach only six miles long and two miles wide. ~ Barack Obama D-Day: Always … Continue reading
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Tagged D-Day, family, famlly, grandpa, grandparents, life, love, Normandy, remember, veterans, writing, wwii
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Rev Kane’s Wild Ride: Surgery Dreams
Yesterday’s weirdness is tomorrow’s reason why. ~ Hunter S Thompson Rev Kane’s Wild Ride: Surgery Dreams Surgery day is coming up quickly and preparing for surgery is of course taking over my life in every way possible. It eats up … Continue reading
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Three Questions, April 13, 2025
In the spring, at the end of the day, you should smell like dirt. ~ Margaret Atwood Three Questions, April 13, 2025 You can find the background to The Three Questions in my recent post about it. I’ll be answering … Continue reading
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Three Questions, April 6, 2025
The best part of beauty is that which no picture can express. ~ Francis Bacon Three Questions, April 6, 2025 You can find the background to The Three Questions in my recent post about it. I’ll be answering the questions … Continue reading
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Tagged be happy, beauty, blog, children, family, flowers, happiness, happy, life, positivity
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Rev Kane’s Wild Ride: Helpers and Coasters
Live so that when your children think of fairness, caring, and integrity, they think of you. ~ H. Jackson Brown Jr. Rev Kane’s Wild Ride: Helpers and Coasters So it’s been an interesting week on the open heart surgery front. … Continue reading
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Tagged be happy, blog, family, happiness, happy, heart surgery, life, positivity
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Remembering My Granny
If someone says something about your dad, don’t worry he can fight his own battles. But if someone says anything about me, your mom or your sister, bust em in the mouth. ~ My Granny Remembering My Granny So today … Continue reading
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Three Questions, March 13, 2025
We’re all going to die, all of us; what a circus! That alone should make us love each other, but it doesn’t. We are terrorized and flattened by trivialities. We are eaten up by nothing. ~ Charles Bukowski Three Questions, … Continue reading
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Tagged appalachian trail, be happy, blog, cooking, family, happiness, happy, life, pizza, positivity
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