Category Archive: Things Known

17 Dec

Good Pick

Good Pick

Incidentally, this photograph made its way onto the family’s Christmas card later that year

 
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13 Dec

Thirsty Traveler

Thirsty Traveler

Bathroom breaks should come with gas refills. Once every three or four hours…

 
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09 Dec

Pump You Up

Pump You Up

During my last set of dumbbell curls a few weeks ago, it became clearly apparent why I dislike lifting weights and why I’m always inclined to give it up…

 
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03 Dec

That Sneaky Leg

That Sneaky Leg

Animals do funny things in the name of protecting their toys.

 
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01 Dec

Attitude of Gratitude

Attitude of Gratitude

For some reason, Laura took mild offense to his thankful note to her.

 
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19 Nov

Pardon the Interruption

Pardon the Interruption

Until this moment I’d nearly forgotten about the whole thing, like a bad dream dreamt early in the night.

 
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17 Nov

Trumping Trophies

Trumping Trophies

Laura was flipping through the catalog back at my place and she came to a page that featured a set of decorative moose antlers.

 
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11 Nov

Motivation

Motivation

During his post-game, on-camera interview coach Paterno was asked what’s kept him motivated and inspired to coach for all these years?

 
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07 Nov

Perspective

Perspective

I sometimes wonder what the allure of front porch watching could possibly be, until I recently got a glimpse of life in the porch lane.

 
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03 Nov

Indie Rolls

Indie Rolls

She might as well be a seven year old kid facing at a four foot pile of Autumn leaves….

 
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14 Oct

Meaningful Surprise

Meaningful Surprise

Small details and characterizations climactically boomerang back together, tying the whole story together.

 
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08 Oct

A Big Lunch

A Big Lunch

Three minutes later she returned with a vending machine bag of Nacho Cheese Doritos…

 
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30 Sep

Summertime

Summertime

But all that said, I’m not one to get melancholy about the passage of time. It’s just the way it is.

 
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28 Sep

Caulky

Caulky

I give her a few more minutes, climb off my ladder and walk over to inspect her handy work…

 
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