132 An Audible Break

By the time everyone we knew was leaving Salt Lake City for Christmas vacation, Lou and I were in a pretty bad place.  But Henry and Jim gave us a small bonus so we could travel to California for ten days — which felt like a total Godsend. Lou was able to set up some […]

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Tantrums

Is it ever OK for an adult to throw a temper tantrum? I’ve been thinking about that for the past few days because I had a bizarre run-in with a woman (who I think was about my age), and, I babysat a one-year-old and a four-year-old for a couple of hours over the weekend for […]

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Grow A Pair

I really love living where I live.  The California Wine Country is gorgeous, and it’s always changing. Every day, the vines that surround me are in a constant cycle of something new, something hopeful, and something exciting. It really gives me so much perspective. But there are some things about living in this area that […]

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