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It’s the End of the World as We Know It

So…according to some wack-job in California, the world will be ending tomorrow.  That means I don’t have to clean my house.  Not that I was planning on it anyway.  I don’t think I have cleaned my house top to bottom … Continue reading

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Get in Line

Toe the line . Stay on the straight and narrow. Onward and upward. It’s what we hear from a young age. Life is about pushing forward in a straight line. That’s what we are raised to believe. If we keep … Continue reading

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Let the Training Begin!

To say that I was nervous yesterday for the first long ride out on my  brand new,ultra light,racing bike I got for Christmas would be an understatement. I was shaking and sweating and actually found myself whining like a 5 … Continue reading

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Fearless

When I was growing up, my mother was ridiculously afraid of lightning . Whenever a storm threatened our family my mom would unplug all the appliances, make us put on our sneakers and wear rubber bands around our wrists and … Continue reading

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One Small Thing

My daughter is home sick today. That’s kind of a good thing, because as she lay up in bed with a fever that keeps her supine and sleepy, I am forced to stay home and get something done. Like writing. … Continue reading

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Changing Paddles in Mid-Stream

When I went to see my oncologist, Dr. Anderson, yesterday for my 6 month check up, I was hopeful that after 2.5 years of taking the drug Tamoxifen(one-down), that I could ask to be taken off of it since almost … Continue reading

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It’s all in Your Head…Or, How the Black Keys got me through a 1/2 Marathon

I ran my first half-marathon yesterday.  This has been on my to-do list for a very long time, along with finishing my book, completing an olympic distance triathlon, and biking across country. One step at a time here, though…I attribute … Continue reading

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Tongue Tied

When I passed you in the cereal aisle of “Stop and Shop” I smiled. You scanned the labels, Life, Cheerios, Kix , while your husband pushed the carriage; the knit blue cap that covered your hairless head, a beacon of pain. … Continue reading

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Three years Ago Tonight….

I couldn’t sleep. I called old friends who I hadn’t talked to in a while; just in case. I hugged my kids harder than usual. I stared at my self in the mirror, and tried to imagine how my chest … Continue reading

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On the Grace of God and High Horses

Once upon a time there was a little boy named Cody. (I am working under the assumption here, that the reader understands that ‘once upon a time’ predicates that what you are about to read is fictitious–a compilation of many … Continue reading

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