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  • Musings on 40: My Changing Role

    It’s a strange thing, moving from being the person seeking advice to being the person sought for advice. They say that wisdom comes from experience – and experience comes from bad experience. So that must mean that I have a lot of bad experience. But evidently, I’ve survived to tell the tale(s). Hmmm…nearly 40 and a […]

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  • Musings on 40: Lessons I’ve Learned

    I’m not 40…yet. Give me another couple of weeks, though, and I’ll be there. One lesson I’ve learned, and am being reminded of recently, is that things don’t always work out the way you think they will. Hopes unfulfilled Health fails Leaders fall People disappoint But there’s another side to this lesson – one that […]

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  • Eye, Eye!

    After a prolonged absence, I finally went to visit my eye doctor last week. The good news: my Lasik eye surgery from 1998 is apparently still holding strong. Hooray for 20/20 vision. The bad news: apparently the surface of my eyes looks a bit like this: Yikes! Dry eyes=dry eye surface. When Dr T said […]

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  • Same For Him

    We’re not mentioning his birthday either. It’s the last year of hanging onto the 30s, you know. Expect a massive party next year. But for this year, we’re sticking with a trip to Japan House for Birthday Sushi (or as one of my friends calls it, Birthday Bait) and, ironically, a Weber charcoal grill for […]

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  • 10 Things: Part 2

    Because it’s his birthday – well really, just because… 10 reasons I love Kelly: His tender heart He likes spending time with me He learned how to say: “Ninakupenda” He reads to me while I cook His willingness to wrestle with God His Grover “near-far” impression He listens to – and remembers – my stories […]

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  • 10 Things: Part 1

    10 things I love about my birthday A birthday hug and kiss first thing in the morning Lots of funny e-cards from friends and colleagues My mom singing Happy Birthday over the phone Celebrating for two days in a row because Kelly’s birthday is tomorrow! Eating a cupcake and not feeling any guilt Kelly’s brother […]

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  • The Not-So-Fine Line

    I’m not grouchy. I’m not old, either. But I have a wrinkle that’s not doing me any favors. There is an annoying part about getting older (note: again, not saying old): you start realizing that a lot of the advice you were given when you were younger is actually correct. You know: Don’t chew ice […]