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After the Fact

After the Fact

I was back at my mom’s this week. Partly I went back so we could take mom’s new state ID to her bank, as proof of her identity. There is something hilarious about a 91-year-old woman needing to...

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Creativity and a Controlled Study

Creativity and a Controlled Study

Mike and I decided his engineers needed to know the rationale behind the organization’s structural change, and to apply that knowledge to handling building issues as they arose. The engineers needed...

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“You’re HR. You don’t belong here.”

“You’re HR. You don’t belong here.”

We’re back to winding down the series of things I’m proud of. With this one, I’m more proud of the other person than I am of myself, but I held up my end of the bargain. I was a new employee at a...

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The Chapel of Big Tree

“What Saved You?”

My brother has had and still has a difficult life. He left home at 14 and made his way from there. He has a scar on his forearm I am curious about. I’ve asked him about it lots of times, but he has...

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Looks Like a Good Life

Looks Like a Good Life

Is there anyone you look at and think, ‘it looks like they have a pretty good life’? It’s not envy exactly. More like an appreciative curiosity. The famous person that fits this for me is Cate...

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Got enough love?

When my husband died and other changes followed, The Love Bucket helped me figure out how to bring more love into my life. If you’d like an objective method to increase the level of love in your life, this guide is for you!

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Jule Kucera