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On Humility
“Humility is not thinking less of yourself, it’s thinking of yourself less” -C.S. Lewis The last two weeks have reminded me of this quote. Competing priorities, coupled with laptop issues have caused me to take almost a week off from … Continue reading
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Comin’ Out Of Nowhere . . .
Stormbringer, the 9th studio album by Deep Purple was released in November of 1974. Not a bad song on the album. Here are a few examples from the 1975 tour supporting the record. Interestingly enough, it starts off with the … Continue reading
What Are You Reading?
From the back cover of It’s a Lot to Unpack, by Dina Honour. Sometimes, I feel like I traded in my life for my husband’s. He got a life upgrade, and I got . . . a toaster. I was … Continue reading
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Remember . . .
During my 40+ years as a funeral director, I have heard the phrase, “Man, thou art dust, and unto dust you shall return.” Today is the day Christians recall that somber thought as we remember St. Valentine, who was martyred … Continue reading
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Tull Tuesday #47
From the Minstrel In The Gallery Album. It was released in September 1975 and was the 8th studio album. I get a bit of a Viking vibe from this. I can smell the salty air and the smoke from their … Continue reading
And Then There Was . . Only One
Earlier today, one of our two remaining dogs, “Big Red” had to be put down after starting to become immobile on January 1st. He and his twin sister, Mackenzie, would have turned 14 this June. Our dogs have always … Continue reading
Tull Tuesday #45
“Part of The Machine” was originally found on the 3-CD “20 Years of Jethro Tull box set, released in 1998. It later became a bonus track on the 2005 re-issue of Crest of A Knave. I thought this was fitting … Continue reading
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Ponder This
The most powerful governments in the world are not able to solve homelessness or wide-scale hunger. They claim, however, that they can change the temperature of the earth if you just pay more taxes . . . Doesn’t that make … Continue reading
Monday Morning Wake-Up Call
I don’t know what the point is to life, but in the early quiet and the softness of the morning, I am at peace with not knowing. Gabriel Andreas,. From David Kanigan’s blog. Monday Morning Wake-Up Call
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Amongst The Clutter, A Gift
It was just a little over a year ago that my mother died and as executor, I was confronted with rummaging through her belongings and dispursing them as appropriate. One of the pieces of memorabilia that I came across was … Continue reading
Mitigating Chaos 