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the stories begin here

I hate to tell you this, but the messaging machine is trying to co-opt “story.” People love stories. People relate to stories. We must tell the story. Our story. Always a “compelling” story. Attraction,...

off brand

A presentation at work about branding. New templates haven’t been released yet, they are hard to use, there are a lot of rules. Images can be singular or vertical. There are bars and palettes,...

adult teal

Home Depot, Behr representative in the paint department wants to help me. Her name is Carmen, how much help can she be in my particular situation? Trying to pick out a teal. Or blue?...

cold heat, hot cold

15, feels like 15. Went outside once today, cold burned my face. The bees are protected, I hope, with a wrap of insulation. Pipes in the mudroom froze. Heat gun going all day didn’t...

100 ways to consider time

I am planning in advance 1% of the performance, i.e. I am thinking about what I might do on the first day. I have several ideas, but won’t really decide until the night before...

chin up please

Height 5’7″ weight 147 BMI 23 Cholesterol 223 HDL 84 LDL 125 Iron 77 slightly elevated Phosphorous (should eat less beans, shellfish, nuts) Elevated blood pressure some slight hearing loss vision in my left...

wistful magic

Inspired as usual by On Being’s podcast, this time the story of a teenager and a meeting in a magic shop. Encounter, connection, puzzle pieces falling into place. Words may act like this, or...