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The Dutiful Son


“Can you come over?  Your dad’s on the floor and won’t get up.  I can’t lift him.  He’s beside the bed.” I looked at the clock.  8:30 it blinked.  I’d been up since four thirty in the morning.  I looked … Continue reading

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Thanksgivings Past, Family Ties – And the Military


Thanksgiving is often called an “All American Holiday”, but that’s not quite true.  Mankind has been ‘giving thanks’ for thousands of years around Harvest time – or cursing when Mother Nature, in all her kindness and wisdom, sought to deprive … Continue reading

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The Unseen Warriors: Military Brats, Military Children


You didn’t volunteer, you didn’t enlist.  Like me, you may have been born to it, drafted the day you arrived. You have no battle ribbons or medals to wear.  All you have is an old set of memories worn smooth … Continue reading

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Everyone is DID


Everyone is DID, at least a bit.  You have to be.  Those ‘masks‘ you wear to work, that home-time persona – the lover in the darkness, the player with the kids: all ‘aspects’ (in a way) of a DID system. … Continue reading

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We’re Off!


We’re off.  That is, we’re going somewhere special to the wife and I.  It’s a place we have gone to for years – twenty five of them, to be exact – like clockwork, and there’s a story behind that. Years … Continue reading

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Father’s Day


I’ve realized I don’t talk about my father much.  For those of you who have good or cherished relationships with your dads – congratulations.  I would say I miss having one with him, but you can’t miss something you never … Continue reading

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Inadvertent Hiatus, Random, Wife, Life & The Boy


Inadvertent Hiatus, Random, Life and Otherwise.  DID, writing, gardens.  All has been put on hiatus for no other reason than . . . well, I don’t know.  Our daughter came down for Mothers Day.  That set us back some, but … Continue reading

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Life and Things


I wish I could say “Life has been been busy” – which wouldn’t quite be a lie – but the fact is I’ve had some issues, and life is just one. We’ve had some offers from four folks to buy … Continue reading

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Random 04112012.14:21


We are heavy into avoiding something.  It’s like a road block to our healing and we really wonder why.  Why we can’t seem to write this ‘story’ of ours (one we’ve been trying to work on – and haven’t written … Continue reading

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Misconceptions


So I go to my dentist today and they get to talking how they didn’t realize my dad was one of their patients. “He’s my buddy!” she brightly exclaimed. “Good for you,” I said, trying to keep the cynicism out … Continue reading

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