Entry date: 11-29-2023 – Dumpaluffagus – Letters to My Friends
Dear Friends, What if the Sesame Street character “Snuffleupagus” had been called “Dumpaluffagus” and was only able to be seen by Oscar...
Welcome friends...
This is a place where I can share who I am and things I write during 2022. Will it go beyond that? I don't know. My goal is to add about 1000 words each day to the blog. Sometimes it might be the truth and sometimes it might be something I made up. I just don't know yet except to say that as of now, each is a first draft and reflect my thoughts at the moment I sit down to write.
Dear Friends, What if the Sesame Street character “Snuffleupagus” had been called “Dumpaluffagus” and was only able to be seen by Oscar...
Dear Friends, Today is my dad’s birthday. I started off last year’s blog on this day with the exact same sentence. I encourage you to go...
Dear Friends, It’s one of those times when there is a feeling like, “Something is missing.” I’m not sure what it is, so I’m just going to...
Dear Friends, I’ve been very lucky and only had what I will now consider minor back pain. The last couple of days, I’ve experienced my...
Dear Friends, I’m getting a little bit too fond of sleeping in and lazily diving into the daily thoughts. Every time I have a short break...
Dear Friends, We had a nice Thanksgiving. The food was great, as usual, and the company was pleasant and fun. It was good to see...
Dear Friends, I’m thankful for my family. I’m thankful to spend my life with Rhondi and our children. I’m thankful for love. I’m thankful...
Dear Friends, Yesterday was a rough day. It ended well, which was nice, but during the day, holy shit. Days like yesterday are bitter...
Dear Friends, I’m glad I didn’t post the blog I first wrote yesterday. Even the one I posted I wish I would have worded some things...
Dear Friends, Last night, I wrote a blog for today that I wussed out on and couldn’t share. I’ve been battling some feelings lately about...
Dear Friends, As I have shared before, I like to do a little bit of gaming in the mornings to get my brain going. Nothing too fancy,...
Dear Friends, It’s weird to think it’s already November 18. Where has time gone? In many ways, the last couple of months have just been a...
Dear Friends, Today is the 321st day of 2023. I’m up to something close to 700 blog posts in the last two years. I think I’m going to go...
Dear Friends, I don’t want to jinx it, but the Cocaine Baby has put together three solid days in a row. I’m learning a bit, I think, how...
Dear Friends, Yesterday, Michael asked me to write up something about the Living Room Collective (LRC) that we could send out with our...
Dear Friends, The days are getting shorter. One by one. Smaller shafts of sunlit shadows And restlessness becomes forgiveness. Hike up a...
Dear Friends, Happy Monday. It is the beginning of the middle of November, and I have a full week of molding young brains ahead of me....
Dear Friends, The first thing I do when I start out to write each blog is write the title. I start with the entry date, of course, then I...
Dear Friends, Twelve years ago today I was in Laguna Beach getting ready to marry my friends, Justin and Jana. They are on my mind this...
Dear Friends, I love reading Shel Silverstein and Dr. Seuss to my students. The richness of the language just makes my tongue happy. To...