Tag Archives: Happy

Don’t skip to the end

Posted on May 25, 2018 by ends and beginnings blog

My wife and I communicate very differently. For example I will say I talked to daughter # 1 about X and my wife will say Did you ask her about Y and Z? No, I will reply I only called to ask … Continue reading →

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The wisdom of a waitress

Posted on July 11, 2017 by ends and beginnings blog

Much to the chagrin of my family I love talking to random people or maybe a better way of phrasing it is, I love asking random people questions. Bag boys, tellers, waiters and waitress, if they have a pulse and … Continue reading →

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Celebrate everyday like it’s your birthday

Posted on January 5, 2017 by ends and beginnings blog

“They say it’s your birthday, It’s my birthday too, yeah, They say it’s your birthday, We’re gonna have a good time, I’m glad it’s your birthday, Happy birthday to you” – The Beatles “Birthday” Today is the celebration of my birth. I am pretty sure … Continue reading →

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My Wish Book list for you

Posted on December 20, 2016 by ends and beginnings blog

Before there was Amazon, before there was Toys”R”Us, Ebay or Target there was Sears. Sometime around the first of November the Sears Wish Book would arrive in the mail and the eight year old me knew that Santa was close. The Sears … Continue reading →

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Ready or not here I come-2017

Posted on December 16, 2016 by ends and beginnings blog

“Getting older is no problem. You just have to live long enough.” – Groucho Marx I will be fifty-six when the new year arrives. Fifty-six, four years away from, sigh sixty. I realize sixty is just a number but it is also two times … Continue reading →

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If heaven exist are my dogs there?

Posted on December 13, 2016 by ends and beginnings blog

We are babysitting our “Granddog” for a couple of days. Although he looks like a full-grown man, he is a big boy, my wife and I have been constantly reminded that he is still just a five month old baby. … Continue reading →

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Humming through life

Posted on October 5, 2016 by ends and beginnings blog

I am a hummer. No particular song or melody, I just like to hum. I tend to do it subconsciously. When I am waiting in the grocery store line I hum. When I am working on a project I hum. … Continue reading →

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Fear of _____________________

Posted on July 21, 2016 by ends and beginnings blog

“Fear keeps us focused on the past or worried about the future. If we can acknowledge our fear, we can realize that right now we are okay. Right now, today, we are still alive, and our bodies are working marvelously. … Continue reading →

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Wisdom in all the wrong places

Posted on June 16, 2016 by ends and beginnings blog

“I’m concentrating on staying healthy, having peace, being happy, remembering what is important, taking in nature and animals, spending time reading, trying to understand the universe, where science and the spiritual meet.” – Joan Jett Every Monday morning I email … Continue reading →

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Banging our heads

Posted on May 27, 2016 by ends and beginnings blog

For the last three years a female cardinal (yes I know the difference) has journeyed to our home late January through mid March. I realize this doesn’t sound very interesting but what she does during the day, everyday is. This … Continue reading →

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