Remember how I was in New York? You know, when I wrote the rare serious post? Yeah, well maybe you remember that we went sightseeing on Saturday in the beautiful weather. This is Charlie in Times Square, in front of an oh-so-scenic NASDAQ ad. If you’ve ever been to Manhattan, you know it’s a very [...]

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As I write this post, I’m sitting on a plane from New York City back to Atlanta. And not just anywhere on the plane. Charlie’s Frequent Flier status FINALLY paid off after 7 years, earning us an upgrade to first class. I’m still not used to having this much room on a plane. But I’m [...]

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So I guess it’s about time for me to publish a post again. With my new “schedule” (i.e. no schedule) for work, blogging keeps getting bumped down the priority list. And every post that does get published begins to sound the same. Almost like I’m using a template or fill-in-the-blank form. Hmm. I may have [...]

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Hello from La Petit Puppe’, the daycare for the discerning puppy owner! As you may remember, we have a new puppy. After three weeks in her new home, Tess has done her best to leave her mark on everything inside. Wow. I haven’t had a puppy since Callie was little in 1996. Over the years, [...]

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Patience is both very difficult AND very easy for me. What do I mean? Well, I find BEING patient as much of a struggle as anyone else would, I guess. But ACTING patient? Piece of cake. (And just to be clear: I’m NOT bragging.) The skills learned in childhood are often used well into adulthood. [...]

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In my real life, I have a lot of friends who just don’t “get” Twitter. They say they don’t have time for it  (WHAT? Do they think I do?) And they always ask, “WHY would I want to know what a total stranger had for breakfast?” (I always answer, “It’s at least as interesting as [...]

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Sitting here on the couch, I’m surrounded by dogs and laundry. The dogs only cause problems when I trip over them. But the laundry…. The laundry is my nemesis. Hangers litter one sofa cushion. Baskets compete for the socks that I’m folding. After three weeks of feeling BLEH, I am unbelievably behind on washing clothes. [...]

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Okay, so today I was gonna participate in a “serious” blog carnival hosted by a really cool British expat pastor guy named Peter Pollock. I like what he writes; it always makes you think. Anyway, his carnival today has a topic that everyone is supposed to write about: Obedience. Watch your step. The irony is [...]

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So what have I learned this week? Besides that I’m a twoet and didn’t know it? (BWAHAHAH! Get it?!!!) No, seriously. What I learned this week is… That I have a dysfunctional relationship with guilt. How did I learn this? By spending an entire peaceful day in an empty house yesterday, while our wonderful teenage [...]

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Yes, it’s about time for me to participate in this blog carnival again. I can always benefit from a little introspection. Here’s what I’ve learned this week: If you’re gonna bake two frozen pizzas, don’t put them directly on two racks, with one above the other. Cuz if you do, the top pizza will self-destruct [...]

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