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Wet And Reckless Abandon
Water is something we all need for survival. Our bodies are made mostly of water, as is our world. But enjoying water is something completely different. We’re in Colorado, where it’s drier and sublimely cooler. Where sweat doesn’t happen as easily and offensive odors don’t creep up as quickly. Playing in water takes on a…
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We’re Baaaack
We have had the incredible privilege for more years than we deserve to spend two months every other year in Colorado. Our jobs require us to relocate for that time to prepare for an organization-wide conference and classes that are offered to our staff. Colorado is my happy place. Majestic mountains, dry, cool weather,…
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So Long, Farewell, Auf Wiedersehen, Goodbye
Saying goodbye isn’t something I often think about. I use it in parting from friends and family, with the frame of mind that I’d see them again shortly. Or as a means of leaving a formal situation where we part ways amicably. When it means you might not see them for a really long time–if…
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Don’t Bug Me With The Details
My windshield looks like a war zone. Every year at this time, love bugs, or honeymoon flies, swarm all over Florida. Although small, these bugs manage to make a nuisance of themselves because they mate and drift together for days on end. Slamming into the front ends of cars and windshields, being inhaled through nose…
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The Story That Wouldn’t Be Told
He never wanted to talk about what it had been like. Dad would tell us stories of the men he grew to love. But stories of the war? No so much. Dad signed up to serve after the bombing of Pearl Harbor. Like so many other young men of his day, he felt a profound…