Another “leftover” thing. Each reminds me of a person or situation. Most brings me a smile and a happy thought. Another story. Another connection. Obscure I know. We all have those moments. And memories. These are our dashboard companions. From the top and moving clockwise: Willie, came from a pet store on Orcas Island, a […]
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A “bonus leftover” thing. Each reminds me of a person or situation. Most bring a smile to my face and a happy thought. Another story. Another connection. In the liquor store today and reminded of a visit a few years back to this distillery. My companion and I had gone north to go to a
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This is an inspiring tale, one that begins in a coffee shop and inspired by a little dog with the same name as our leading lady. Prelude It was in that coffee shop I heard a story—a love story—of a relationship between a keyboardist and a clarinetist. It’s a good one, so bear with me.
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Another “leftover” thing. Each reminds me of a person or situation. Most bring a smile to me and a happy thought. Another story. Another connection. Every day we pass by the antique Singer sewing machine by the front door. She saw it in a store in Mazatlan years ago. Had to have it. We paid
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There she stood in front of me. Tall, wispy, long-legged and blonde. Freed from 40 years of a challenging, compromised marriage. Consequently, everything was new and fun – bike rides, discovering dark beer, that new fitness app, car trips, calling me her boyfriend and referring to herself as my “girlfriend. “ That’s all a backdrop
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Well, maybe “idea space.” Truth is, I’ve gotten, collected and fleshed out writing projects at our favorite coffee spot for a while now. The genesis of Just Go, The Playlist Trader and In Love with Potential were here. At at table. With Sal at my feet. And a cup of joe (with half and half).
It’s okay to follow patterns. Some think you get in a rut if you do the same things in the same pattern regularly. However, sometimes being a “regular “ at certain places is healthy. Lately I’ve become a creature of habit. That is, I’ve started to frequent some of the same establishments on the same
A friend has asked me to write the love story of she and her late husband. Having been in love but not loved back, how do I write it? While I’ve been married twice and have been in several longer-term relationships, I’ve never really been loved back. All of the significant women in my life
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I was just supposed to go away. There we were, cruising along in a relationship and my partner said: “We need to break up.” Hmmm. Really? Why? “I need to find myself. I may never get married again. I might not stay in the state.” And with the snap of her fingers, with a flip
As part of a group of 4 cyclists on our road bikes, we headed out for a lap of White Rock Lake. Things were going well until I fell off the pace about 3 miles into the ride. My girlfriend at the time texted asking where I was. I let her know I’d catch up
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