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StreetLights On A Saturday Night: The Longest Trip Part 1 of 2
I wrote this post below on March 4, 2019, not long after I had a heart attack and received 2 stents. I got a third a few months later. Now, as I write this update to the story, my father is in the hospital in Carson City. He and his wife live in Reno, but…
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All My Empty Spaces Part 5: Love
December 23rd, 2021 Lately, there have been many sleepless nights. My family has endured some very difficult times over the last two years. As we try to process the heartache and sadness we have endured, it has left us anxious, angry, and at times, totally confused as to which is up and which is down.…
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StreetLights On A Saturday Night: The Importance Of Now
Hi welcome to Chic-fil-A. Can I have a name for the order? The sun is setting here in Arlington, TX. A sunny but chilly day has melted away most of the ice and snow from our biggest winter event of the season. That’s just another weekday for northerners. Our landscape has lost the bright white…
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All My Empty Spaces Part 4: Joy
Joy. Joy, joy, joy, joy… Slippery little devil. It has taken some time to write this one. Joy keeps getting away. Last year on the 6th of January, I sat down on the couch in front of the TV. Joy slipped under the couch and was gone for months. It showed up again later, playing…
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All My Empty Spaces Part 3: Peace
Personal peace. It was just after midnight when Ricardo brought the snacks consisting graham crackers, peanut butter, diet shasta, and a plastic sealed turkey and cheese on white (made by Goodyear). It was remarkably delicious, given it was the first thing I had to eat since breakfast; which comprised of powedered eggs, 1 slice of…
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All My Empty Spaces Part 2: Hope
Have you noticed lately that noone is ever wrong anymore? People just never make mistakes and their opinion is always the correct one. I know this phenomenon has been around for a long time. Ego, narcissism, misplaced anger. We have all become so fucking smart that we can never be wrong about anything, especially when…
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All My Empty Spaces Part 1: Faith
I have a messy mind and my writing is a process of cleaning up the mess.-Judy Blume I know I have used that quote before but I love it. And, it truly describes my own mind and process. Actually thinking of putting it in everything I write. When I was twelve or possibly thirteen, I…
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#TBT All My Empty Spaces
Ok im back. So lets see now, where were we? I have been quiet and away from this space for awhile. I thought that I needed to be in a different mindset to post anything. Maybe a bit less confused, sad, and angry. Maybe a bit more “use my inside voice,” he said in a…
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What is the future of humanity when we have become so hate filled and vengeful, we slay the very angels God has sent to save us? Sometimes being kind comes at great cost. Answer this, if you knew it would cause you harm, would you still help someone else in need?I am praying today for…
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StreetLights On A Saturday Night: Finding Joy
Ashes to ashes, dust to dust, being normal is my greatest lust. Reality bites but you know what you get. It is the dream and hope where I place my bet. Finding joy is a diificult task when you don’t know where to look.But the truth and solution to this enigma, is realizing that you…
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