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I hate hearing stories of people’s pets passing away. Its never easy!

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Never do things others can do and will do if there are things others cannot do or will not do.

- Amelia Earhart

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My own little rule was two for one. If one of my teammates got knocked down, then I knocked down two on the other team.

- Don Drysdale

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The Rocky IV training montage is still great.

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Great art is the outward expression of an inner life in the artist, and this inner life will result in his personal vision of the world.

- Edward Hopper

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The bookmark feature on micro.blog is something I do not utilize enough.

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Let’s Talk About My Morning Writing Routine

On July 5th, I made this statement on here: I should probably dedicate a blog post to this but, for now, I’m going to say my writing routine has easily become one of my favorite times of the day. Some of you, and others, have expressed interest in this statement and a subsequent blog post. Well, here it is: A month ago I decided to make a change in my life.

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We become what we behold. We shape our tools and then our tools shape us.

- Marshall McLuhan

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Such a great deal if you’ve been thinking about starting a blog:

Reminder that it’s still summer, which means we’re still offering blog hosting for only $1/month to new folks who join Micro.blog. There’s no easier way to blog that’s as full-featured and affordable. Feel free to share the link to anyone who might benefit from it! ☀️

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Man has no greater enemy than himself.

- Petrarch

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Let’s Talk About Keeping a Gratitude Journal

Gratitude makes sense of our past, brings peace for today, and creates a vision for tomorrow. - Melody Beattie I may have mentioned recently that I went to Mexico for vacation. This isn’t another post about the beaches of Mexico. I promise. It is a post that may have come from there, though. Let me back up, though. A year ago this week I had a bicycle wreck. Had a concussion some other injuries.

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I’m a big fan of the Guardians of the Galaxy soundtrack. All three of them.

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Diversity means understanding.

- Stuart Scott

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I’m tired of websites like this one saying they offer “Unconditional Satisfaction Guarantee” when that’s obviously not true. Got a backpack from their site for Christmas. Six months later and it’s ripping. But they won’t do anything because its outside the return window they said.

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Goodbye Reminders (again)

For quite a while now, I have gone without a digital task manager. I was writing things down in a notebook (Field Notes I use for a monthly bullet journal). It was working great. Then, I saw some friends using reminders on their iPhone and I decided to go back and try it. Been experimenting with it for a little while now and I think I’ve come to this conclusion: there’s a reason why I left digital for analogue.

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If you talk to a man in a language he understands, that goes to his head. If you talk to him in his language, that goes to his heart.

- Nelson Mandela

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This is crazy!

Yes, there really are pink dolphins! Just ask a Houston man who shot this video | wfaa.com

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Got a phone call from the city a little while ago. I picked it up and it was an automated recording telling me about a missing person (who has since been found). The recording was describing the man and said he was 5’, 10,200 pounds. I think it meant 5’-10” 200 pounds.

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Learning to trust is one of life’s most difficult tasks.

- Isaac Watts

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Sucks going back to work. Tomorrow will be the first time in 10 days that I put on jeans or slacks. I need a job where I can wear shorts all day.