Author: daylerogers
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When There’s No More Room On The Truck
May is the new December. With so many graduations, end-of-the-year gatherings (if you follow a school calendar), and deadlines that are full of “musts”, my mind has of late resembled a dump truck. As does my calendar. I keep filling it with all the necessaries, with increasingly less space or time to dump it out.…
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We’re Like Parfait
What I typically see her in are soccer shorts and a jersey or tee shirt. She’s busy, involved in everything from soccer to robotics, with interests that run the gamut in between. And comfort trumps fashion on most days. When I was invited to come along to help shop for a prom dress, I couldn’t…
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We All Have Favorites
If someone would ask me what my favorite fiction book is, I’d be hard-pressed to come up with a single answer. I’ve read Tolkien’s “The Hobbit” and “Lord of the Rings” trilogy many times. Right now I have a fascination with World War II stories based on facts–“The Book Thief” by Markus Zusak, or “All…
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Who’s Your Hero?
When an older sibling finds success in something that’s fun, it’s not hard to imagine that one of the younger ones chooses to follow in their footsteps. Ryken was in his first school production–“Dinostars”, a musical about the comical interactions of prehistoric creatures. The young entertainers ranged in age from five to eight years, some…
Tip of My Iceberg 