Category Archives: my life

Thoughts, Quotes and Visual Mysteries

Posted on December 4, 2011 by randomyriad

I spent a lot of time last month making up reality, in the form of a world I am creating in my head, pieces of an unfinished novel for NaNoWriMo. I wrote 40,000 words which in their present form of … Continue reading →

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Travels with Charlie

Posted on August 24, 2011 by randomyriad

About 2 months ago my wife and daughter went to the regional rescue shelter and picked out a dog. They brought home what they thought was an eight month old chihuahua mix. It turned out to be a six month … Continue reading →

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May 2011: Just Passing Through On the Highway from April to June

Posted on August 12, 2011 by randomyriad

This last year is all muddled in my mind. I was reading and listening to so many books and working on writing in bits and scraps of time. I have had almost no time for anything else besides work. May … Continue reading →

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April 2011: Odd Gifts and Lost Teeth in an Endless Winter

Posted on August 10, 2011 by randomyriad

March continued on into April, stormy and sodden. Spring did not arrive as scheduled. It was a month of pain and illness, but I did a lot of adjusting. I worked spring break and had a good time with a … Continue reading →

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March 2011: Death, Disaster, and Dreams

Posted on August 9, 2011 by randomyriad

March was a rain soaked month of disappointment. On top of that, the news was full of the violence of nature and people, while at my house, Mary’s dog Rascal died after a long decline so she was grieving. At … Continue reading →

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