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Dodging Storms, Slinging Spells
We managed to avoid the worst of Hurricane Isaias. Earlier in the week it had been aimed almost directly at my town, and I’d planned accordingly. Spent three days in prep work to make sure everything was ready to go, while dealing with the side effects of medicine I needed for an ear infection (Joy!).…
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And Then a Viking Karl Walked into Publix…
I’ve been spending my Sunday afternoons at a nearby Publix with an upstairs food court, writing before going to get the week’s groceries. There I was, driving through the rain, about to make the turn in, when I see him: a man in a mail hauberk, helmet with a veil made of chain, fur cloak,…
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Exiled… to a Trailer Park?
If anyone ever wants to know if a combination flu and stomach virus is fun, I can assure you it is not. Last weekend was… a bit of a waste for my household, in more ways than one. My wife and I were most affected by it. Neither of our daughters experienced the gastric distress,…
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Of Fiction and Fender Benders
(I wish this was a Car Wars related post, but alas!) My oldest child experienced her first fender bender today, as we stopped at a gas station near her school to pick her up a lollipop since that’s her thing now. Right after we pulled in, a vehicle in the space next to us decided…
