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Catching Up

June 12th, 2010 · 1 Comment · Up Close and Personal

I’ve been wrestling with two goals for my blog over the past couple of weeks–well, three actually if you count just finding the time to work on anything that falls into the “fun” category of life. First up is that I am working on a redesign of this blog as well as moving it to [...]

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The old One-Two punch

May 15th, 2010 · 2 Comments · Up Close and Personal

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And if you needed more proof…

May 9th, 2010 · No Comments · Up Close and Personal

So I ask the Mother of my children what she might like for lunch on this Mothers Day, and she says “Five Guys”. Not that surprising, as the chain of burgers and fries is a family favorite. But today? I ask if there might not be some other place she would prefer for lunch. She [...]

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On Being A Mom

May 9th, 2010 · No Comments · Up Close and Personal

Here’s the thing that I’m not sure most women truly understand, that those of us on the other side of the gender aisle are pretty much in total awe of the ability to conceive and bring a child into this world. Of course we males have a significant part in the whole process, though it [...]

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The Hangover

May 2nd, 2010 · No Comments · Up Close and Personal

It’s late Sunday morning after a small gathering of friends and I admit to having a little bit of a headache from probably enjoying myself just a little too much. Frankly, I was a bit due for some kicking back and unplugging from a very intense period. When I finally made my way out of [...]

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The Joy of Parenting in Ten rounds…or less

April 10th, 2010 · No Comments · Up Close and Personal

It has been one of those periods where life has been especially challenging. The details don’t really matter, because everyone has their own version of this same predicament. Too much to do to keep up, too many things in the mind, to rest well for more than a few minutes at any give time, too [...]

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