Category: Life Today
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Happy Veterans Day
I spent three years in Germany during my twenties. It was one of the most memorable times of my life. I was a civilian working for the military at an Armed Forces Recreational Center. I served those who served. Really I taught the Littles of those who served how to ski, which wasn’t a bad gig in the…
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Do You Hear the People Sing?
It’s Friday evening. I’m always hesitant to post on Friday. It reveals the fact that I’m not out at a hip bar drinking appletini’s but instead sitting in my study contemplating the meaning of life. Alas, I am a tad nerdy. But also tonight mind and body demand a little downtime. A little time to…
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If we were Vampires
Hubs and I spent the last week in Vermont and upstate New York with dear friends. A friends daughter was getting married and we were lucky enough to attend. Situated in the Green Mountains lies the estate of Abraham Lincoln’s only child to live into adulthood; Robert Lincoln. The grounds are lovely; the peonies were…
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Does trauma gives you a hall pass? Someone should tell the hall monitor
I posted something cryptic on Facebook Saturday. It caught a lot of attention from my tribe but it really wasn’t a big deal…. Nothing like seizures, mitochondrial strokes or premature death. I joke because I can. Because I have survived these things. I watched the EEG of my daughter explode. I have held hands in…
Samsmom: Life, Joy, Loss and Loving your Mitochondria 