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Feeding the Ego Machine
Audrey asked a seemingly innocent question recently. What do you see when you look in the mirror? But upon further reflection – pun intended – I realized the question required more thought than simply blurting out “a face!” as I’d originally intended. My daughter was digging for deeper truths. For more complex nuances. So I gave…
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My Subconscious is on Sabbatical
I recently filled out a PTO request at work, but accidentally asked for 5 weeks off instead of 5 days. My boss got a good laugh out of that, and I did, too. Until I started thinking about how wonderful five weeks off would be, and then I was like, wait a minute…why are we laughing?!…
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Like Hugh Hefner
We took a quick trip to Seattle over the weekend – partly to celebrate Tara’s nephew’s 3rd birthday, partly to visit her mom and stepdad, and partly to take my new car for a really long test drive. Sunday morning, we hit the University of Washington (UW, or “U-Dub” to the locals) because Audrey has…
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Baby, Can You Drive My Car?
When I drove my new car off the lot last week, I quickly learned that I don’t know how to drive. Oh, I have a license. And I’ve been doing it for 30 years now. Yet, I felt like a newbie those first few days. Because cars have changed a lot since the last time I purchased…
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Zoom Zoom
I’m happy to report I survived another April Fool’s Day without getting badly tricked. Is it just me, or has April 1st turned into a really big deal these past few years? It kinda feels like the new Halloween. Everybody is suddenly trying to outdo everybody else with increasingly elaborate pranks or really cool hacks.…
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Go Climb a Mountain
So last week, I climbed a mountain. Impressive achievement? I dunno. It wasn’t this mountain… It was this one. But I got a great view of the mountain I didn’t climb from the top of the mountain I did climb. And besides, a 1700′ elevation gain is nothing to sneeze at! The 90-minute hike was basically…
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