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Breathe Easy

I can’t think of anything I do that doesn’t require breathing. I was a swimmer back in the day and

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Whatizit?

“Whatizit?” This was the name of the mascot of the 1996 Olympic Games held in Atlanta. Actually, it was the

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No Thanks!

Slap on a smile and focus on gratitude. If you don’t, you are not in the social style of the

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Jesus, It Hurts!

Sometimes you cannot decorate the narrative of today so that it sounds good. It just hurts. And it’s hard. Friends

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Carry On

People carry things in various odd ways. In the last 3 weeks, in three separate countries, I have seen people

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Back to Soon?

4 times. I left my house and came back inside FOUR TIMES before I eventually pulled out of the driveway.

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Superhero Style

Superheroes come in different shapes and sizes and have different superpowers. You can incite quite an argument with avid fans

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Now What?

The wedding is over. Months in the planning – down to the nittiest of grittiest details. A weekend full of

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Icky Feet

Feet are not the best feature of humans. I heard a comedian say that it is a good thing our

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Tangled Up

Have you ever had a day where you felt so much emotional weight that you physically felt bogged down? Like

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Why We Dance

I immediately break into a smile when I am dancing, or watching other people dance. It doesn’t have to be

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Clean?

Pine-Sol packs a punch. A wonderful, powerful, cut through lots of gra-doo, punch. So do SOS pads. These, Dawn dishwashing

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Ya Dead?

This is a famous question from one of my favorite movies, Cool Runnings. The movie is the story of the

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De-decking the Halls

Sitting here surrounded by toppled snowmen, tangled light strands, bent hooks, frayed ribbons and nativities with their pieces all out

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Why Did He Come?

Have you ever tried to reason with a 2-year-old? Or communicate with someone who speaks a different language? Or get

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Twinkle or Honk

My husband likes Christmas lights that flash off and on or chase each other. He says they “twinkle” and look

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Random Chance

Consider three scenarios: (1) Some people write on dollar bills before they spend them to see if, by random chance,

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Traffic

Travel traffic is heaviest on Thanksgiving Sunday. Most other big holidays have pretty ambiguous start and end times, but the

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Cut It Out

Men, in general, can banter with each other much more harshly than women, and they remain friends. Oddly, this kind

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