Maybe you can relate. And if not, please humor me.
It's been two years now since my mom lost her battle with cancer. And for those two years, nearly every memory of her, even the joyful ones, was tinged with sadness. I still miss my mom, but as the second anniversary of her passing approached, I wanted to find a way to focus on being… Continue reading Kinetic Imprint Is Live
If the title of this post sounds like the opening line of a joke, that's because apple trees are funny. Well, not inherently, but place them in your private backyard next to a public sidewalk along a busy road and the comedy script writes itself. I feel like the punch line to this joke should… Continue reading A Tourist, A Chef, And A Dad With Questionable Judgment Walk Up To My Apple Trees…
"Beautiful, night, isn't it sweetie?""Mm. Yes. That breeze? Refreshing.""Feels like a perfect night to hop in the pickup and go steal another homeowner's property, don't you think?""Ooo! Yes! Let's do that! I'll tell the kids to put their shoes on!"That's what I feel the conversation must sound like every year when people around my area… Continue reading Kind Sir, Get Your Hands Off My Apples
"Like Marie Curie discovered radium, like Jonas Salk discovered the polio vaccine, today, after a year of loading and unloading provisions in the dark...I just discovered there IS, IN FACT, a light in the cargo area of my CRV. I assume my "International Medal of Brilliant Awesomeness" is already in the mail."I posted the above… Continue reading Adults Have It Easy…And Other Dumb Assumptions
Today would have been my mom's 61st birthday. The second birthday since she passed away. I debated whether to write something to commemorate this day. Not that I wouldn't be thinking about my mom today, on the contrary, she's been on my mind even more than usual, I just wasn't sure what to write. I… Continue reading The Big Events Are Big, But The Little Events Aren’t Little
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