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Monthly Archives: December 2018
Happy New Year and Thank You
The New Year looms and I feel the pressure to write some fantastic end of year blog. Is it just me, or does every one of us feel the same way? I have read so many end of year wrap-ups … Continue reading
Best Friends
It is no secret that I am a big fan of Notre Dame football. This year they were scheduled to take on Clemson in the Cotton Bowl (forgive me, I don’t remember who the sponsor was–actually, I remember, but I … Continue reading
Posted in Aspirations, Reflections, Perfection, beer, blog, blog posts, blogging, blogposts, burrito, clothes, college football, football, friends, friendship, gathering, growing your blog, increasing blog traffic, sponsorship
Tagged beer, best friends, blogging, blogs, buritos, celebration, corporate sponsorship, cotton bowl, fighting Irish, football, friends, friendship, getting sponsorship, good times, Notre Dame
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Merry Christmas
For my entire life, Christmas has been the commercial beast that people complain about. Whether it what used to sell toys or gadgets (adult toys), whether it featured a coke inspired Santa Claus or a group of elves, whether it … Continue reading
Posted in Aspirations, Reflections, Perfection, Christmas, faith, family, love, tolerance
Tagged charity, family, forgiveness, heartwarming, love, peace, respect, tolerance, warmth of heart
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More Christmas Food
I probably shouldn’t be writing about another meal, but it happened again. No turkey this time, and really it wasn’t so much a meal as it was a standing supply of food on the kitchen island. There were many things, … Continue reading
Posted in Aspirations, Reflections, Perfection, Christmas, cooking, eating, food
Tagged charcuterie, Christmas, Christmas eve, cooking, deer, eating, food, hors d'oeuvres, hunting, venison
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A Place For My Thoughts
With every vacation, and this case looming vacation, I like to have a journal to record my thoughts and have a place to glue those things that we think will make good souvenirs into. I did this for my cycling … Continue reading
Posted in Aspirations, Reflections, Perfection, blog, blog posts, blogging, blogposts, Christmas, Costa Rica, G Adventures, gifts, growing your blog, increasing blog traffic, Instagram, journal, memories, presents, scrapbook, scrapbooking, souvenirs, travel, travel writing, writing
Tagged blog, blog posts, blogging, Christmas, Costa Rica, gifts, growing your blog, ideas, impressions, Instagram, journal, memories, presents, scrapbook, sharing, souvenirs, thoughts, travel, travel writing, words, writing
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More Turkey Anyone?
Another Saturday, and another Christmas meal. Based on what I have heard, this is the last turkey dinner for this Christmas season. Worry not, though, there is still a ham and Chinese food planned before the whole thing is wrapped … Continue reading
Posted in Aspirations, Reflections, Perfection, celebration, Christmas, comfort food, cooking, family, food, gathering, hockey, holidays, Maple Leafs, turkey
Tagged celebration, Christmas, family, food, gathering, get together, Maple Leafs, turkey, win
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On Shaving
I spent a bit of time with the brother and the brothers-in-law, and all of us were sporting various amounts of stubble, despite the celebration of an early Christmas. Not unusual perhaps, but it did spark a bit of an … Continue reading
Posted in Aspirations, Reflections, Perfection, Christmas, holidays, long weekend, relationships, relaxation, shaving
Tagged brother brother in law, buck a shave, Christmas, costs, Crabtree and Evelyn, dollar a shave, gifts, holidays, personal rules, policy, razors, rules, shaving, soap, stubble, vacation, weekends
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Too Early for Turkey?
I am sure I have explained this before, but for the benefit of anyone coming to this blog for the first time, I will do my best to be brief. Owing to the fact that my family and the connections … Continue reading
Posted in Aspirations, Reflections, Perfection, blog, blogging, blogposts, Christmas, comfort food, cooking, delicious, food, growing your blog, increasing blog traffic, preparation, turkey
Tagged Christmas, ciabatta, cooking, eating, enjoyment, leftovers, preparation, sandwich, spicy mustard, turkey
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Celebrating Simple Pleasures
Late at night, when everything is quiet, is a time I used to really enjoy. I used to love late night movies or crappy TV shows that weren’t airable at any other time of day. Modern technology has erased the … Continue reading
Posted in Aspirations, Reflections, Perfection, beer, cherry coke, pizza, television, TV
Tagged a million little things, beer, cherry coke, late night, netflix, pizza, PVR, television, TV, watching TV
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