Just my Thoughts · Poetry

Poetry – Snow Globe

Snow Globe The friendship is gone The friendship is like a snow globe Hopefully, the globe only has cracks Hopefully, the cracks can be fixed Hopefully, the globe isn’t shattered The snow, the people the liquid all over Scattered and unable to come back Together

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Poetry – The Darkness

The Darkness The darkness envelops me It seeps into my heart Into my soul With it comes pain and tears With it pushes out happiness I fight the darkness I try to find solace somewhere I let the tears flow Even though my eyes are swollen I fight the pain and sadness I try to… Continue reading Poetry – The Darkness

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A Look At An Older Entry

In reading comments on The Wild Mind’s Random Musings today, I was taken to a piece I did back in 2007.  Yes, I have been blogging for a while.  Anyway, The Wild Mind said she was going to explore how fairy tales affect the way we look at our lives and relationships. I immediately pointed… Continue reading A Look At An Older Entry

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Product Review – Brooks’ Nightlife Vest

I have said it before, and will probably say it again, I do not spend a lot of money on specialized gear for running.  That being said, I wanted this vest badly so told my sister about it when RunWorldwide.com featured it in the Christmas sales. Unfortunately, most of my running gear is black.  I… Continue reading Product Review – Brooks’ Nightlife Vest

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Sex in Review?

Sex!  What is it that makes everyone and their brother blogger want to write about it?  And why, the last week of the year, the last week of the decade is writing about sex coming to the forefront? First, there are many reasons bloggers want to write about sex.  In the case of Big Little… Continue reading Sex in Review?

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Christmas 2008

Here is my last entry for a few days in the Christmas memories.  To add a new entry will require finding photographs and scanning them to post.  I may try some written childhood memories as the Twelve Days of Christmas progress.

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The End of a Decade

I was out on the road yesterday.  No, I am not a traveling salesman, though I have played that persona at one point in my life.  I was running, a dual purpose exercise in my life.  I can get the exercise I need plus thinking time. Yesterday, the thoughts that were buzzing through my brain… Continue reading The End of a Decade

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Resolutions vs. Aspirations

The time of year has come to turn the page, put up a new calendar and decide how you are going to change your life in the new year, the new decade.  This time of year means that I am again going to explain why I write down aspirations, not resolutions. Resolution is defined as… Continue reading Resolutions vs. Aspirations

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Christmas 2005

A continued look back in time via photos.  I do not recall why but there are no Christmas morning pictures.

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Christmas 2004

Again, I am posting images from Christmases past – this time just a few short years ago when only one child was off at college and two were preparing to leave soon.