Tag: Writing
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An Introvert’s Weekend Getaway
The stars have aligned this weekend for an introvert’s perfect weekend reading getaway. Notre Dame, Michigan and Peyton Manning have the weekend off, rainy weather is expected all day and the books M Train and Just Kids, by Patti Smith, are waiting on a table by the fireplace. Surprisingly, an introvert’s perfect weekend is not…
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Peyton Manning #18 – For The Love of the Game
Leading up to Sunday night’s NFL match-up between the Denver Broncos and Detroit Lions, there was plenty of sports talk about witnessing the final days of Peyton Manning’s career and questioning his ability to lead the Broncos to a Super Bowl this year. For those of us who put on our Manning jerseys (there were…
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The Ripples of Simple Enjoyment
The cool morning shrouded in darkness and fog, slowly gave way to a sunrise that turned the fog into a golden mist of pleasure. Floating through the pink and gold shadows reflecting across the water, the quiet beauty is transformed by a simple drop of water sliding off a kayak paddle, gently hitting the…
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Fighting To Bloom Another Day
What a summer! I have spent the summer by the lake enjoying glorious sunrises in an unattended garden dodging rabbits and lawn tractors. My neighbor, the pink rose, was not as fortunate and met its fate earlier this week by the lawn tractor blades after weeks of the bunnies nipping on her leaves. Another summer…
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Letting Go of “Why?” To Be Free To Wander
As we wander alone on the shores of tranquility are we able to quiet our minds for a moment of silence and reflection or do our minds resemble a Lake Michigan rip current that sweeps through with a sudden force as the winds of doubt crash into the large waves of unanswered “whys?” swirling in…
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“Home Is Where The Heart Is”
It seems that over the last month the news has been filled with countless stories about the devastating loss of lives and homes in natural disasters, such as wildfires and floods, and man-made disasters of refugees forced to flee their homes in war-torn countries. Not only has this seemed prevalent over the last month, but…
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35 Years of Enjoying AC/DC’s Back in Black Album
Earlier this week my husband and I had the chance to see one of my favorite groups, the Australian rock band AC/DC, when their Rock or Bust World Tour made a stop at Ford Field in Detroit. The last time I saw AC/DC live was in 1988 for the Blow Up Your Video Tour at…
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Someone Needs To Tell My Mom That “There’s No Crying In Baseball!”
(Post by Gabby – The Yorkie Blogger/Photos by A Curious Introvert) We are in desperate need of a baseball intervention for my mom after the New York Mets swept the Washington Nationals to take a seven game lead in the NL East. Not only did the losses put the Nationals in a very difficult position…
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“You Don’t Choose A Life, You Live One” – Musings about Life and the Wonderful Movie, The Way
Very early in the film, The Way (currently streaming on Netflix), there is a scene of a father (Martin Sheen) driving his son (Emilio Estevez) to the airport after the son has made the decision to drop out of graduate school and travel the world. The son asks the father to join him on his…
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Musings about A Walk in the Woods Starring Robert Redford and Nick Nolte
Labor Day weekend offers a wonderful opportunity for nature lovers and adventurers to take a walk in the woods, but if you are like me and have a slight aversion to bugs, a huge aversion to snakes and have Pepe Le Pew and his friend visiting on a regular basis and living in the nearby…
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