There are 13 entries related to the tag “life”
Merry Christmas (I think)
I'm trying. I really am. I'm telling myself that it's worth it. The tradition. The pretending (in spite of the knowledge of things you wish you hadn't found out about and now it just looms in the future like a giant cloud that will rain suck throughout the coming year, ...
I'm still not made of bacon and other things that may or may not have happened the past 10 years
It has been a decade of firsts for me (and probably many of you). The first decade to be married. The first decade to be a father. The first decade to be a home owner. The first decade to be a full-time laborer. The first decade to not be in ...
Somewhere along the line, I grew up
The problem with aging is that your experiences fill you to the point of apathy. You've seen, heard and imbibed so much of life that the edges become dull. The excitement turns into an unhealthy realism. You begin to form your educated guesses on everything, and lose the joy of ...
We are finding who we are
Uniqueness is overrated. I know I like to believe that I'm unique, I'm an individual, I stand out from the crowd, that I do things my own way; but overall I still seek out the people, the things, that are most like me (and honestly, to do otherwise is unnatural; ...
Lessons learned on a vacation that lasted too long but not long enough
The best and only way to present these lessons is through the manidatory list format; I apologize in the smallest way possible, because I honestly love lists (it appeals to my task-oriented disposition). Doing a Garage Sale several days before your vacation is ill-advised. Rain can be difficult ...
Thoughts on getting older
Its hard not to measure your life by the things you've accomplished (and not accomplished), to look at your failures and think that without those perhaps you'd be this or have that. I don't know what I'll be doing in a year, let alone 5 years from now — hell, ...
Tired yet not exhausted
They say with age comes wisdom - I say with change comes wisdom. What we knew of ourselves, of our life, of our abilities in 2001 has drastically altered in 2009. Eight years ago life was very different for us. We lived in a 2 bedroom ...
When boldness is called for, bold men do not shrink
Its the type of day, cool and overcast, slight fog hovering just above the rooftops, where when presented with quiet you have no choice but to think. Maybe its mortality or eternity or some combination of being older and learning the way of giving up and finding trust despite yourself, ...
Armstrong Family Circus : The Annual Report
I've started, restarted, typed and retyped, I've mulled and pondered all the various things I could or should say to accurately summarize the year that pasted and I'm left finding it hard to find words. Not because its hard to say, or because I want something perfect, but because I ...
Merry 6-6-6 Day
So we're leaving on vacation (about time) this weekend, Friday to be exact, and I have quite a bit of work to get done. So what do I do? I create a photo site for myself instead of real, paid, client work (though, this site might turn into actua, ...
The cloud of a new storm
It's closing in on 1 am and the rain picked up the beat and through the window sounds like an army. Far off I can faintly hear a few patters of thunder in a muted clap long after the flash of lightning has gone. Then it whispers. Almost quiet. Soothing. ...
The clutter of old things
It's the start of something new. Everday I suppose. Life will never cease to move, and I'm becoming more at ease with the ride. Today I feel like I'm a closet. Closed and concealed in the dark, waiting for time, for purpose, for usefulness. A clutter of old ...