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FAIR WARNING: My blogs are an eclectic group! Each depends on whatever strikes me in the moment. I also don’t always write them on a regular basis. However, I enjoy hearing your comments. Feel free to share with others!

If you’re specifically looking for my On the Move blog series based on my travels, you will find them scattered in the posts below or click HERE for a shortcut to just those travel posts.

Transformation in a Second
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Transformation in a Second

Hoping you all enjoyed some delicious turkey during Thanksgiving. This year we cooked Beer Can Chicken! It was the most moist chicken I have ever had and no beer taste.

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Drill Team and Life (re-post)
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Drill Team and Life (re-post)

Because of an upcoming drill team reunion in California, I wanted to re-post this blog in honor of that event. Those three years were some of the most influential of my entire life. I cannot wait to be with these long time friends again, even for just a few hours. These are the types of relationships that in a second can return to the tight knit group we were way back in the day.

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Did I Really Say Never?
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Did I Really Say Never?

“I’ll never leave Arizona.”

“I would never live in a small town.”

“I could never write a novel.”

Yes, I admit all those words have fallen from my lips many times over the years. However, over the past 20 months, I have learned a very important lesson — never say ‘Never’ or at least redefine the meaning. Honestly, none of us can predict the future, nor should we want to. What would the fun be in doing that?

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Hey, Look At Me!
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Hey, Look At Me!

On a recent trip to the Riverwalk in San Antonio, Texas, I watched the actions of a six year old boy. I’m going to call him Bradley. From my vantage point, at first I could only see him, not his family. He ran full speed to the top of a popular pedestrian bridge over the river.

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A Few Words About Happiness
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A Few Words About Happiness

When I was in my twenties, somebody gave me a small poster with the words, “Life is a Journey, Not a Destination” printed under the sketch of a multi-pastel colored unicorn. I always liked that idea. And, once you hit middle age (we all have our own definitions of when that is), you begin to realize that many cliché sayings are true!

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Focus On Focus
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Focus On Focus

While participating in a recent conversation, I couldn’t recall my main character’s name from a novel published three months ago. All I could think of were the names of characters in the current book I’m working on. After what felt like an eternity (30 seconds), his name popped back into my head (Joe Tenning).

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My Scrawny TV Viewing Habit
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My Scrawny TV Viewing Habit

Okay, I admit it. I hardly ever watch television. For a while, I didn’t even own a TV. And honestly, the only time I missed it was when actor friends were in commercials or had roles in films or shows that I couldn’t view right away.

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Ten to Life
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Ten to Life

Most things in life have a beginning, a middle, and an end. Sometimes this process from start to finish takes a lifetime. Perhaps years or months. Then there are ones that take weeks, days, hours or even minutes. Depending on what is being experienced, we may or may not have control over the timeframe nor the end results.

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Jack
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Jack

Some thoughts on perspective. But, first a short story!

JACK

The door closed behind Jack with a click. The room was completely dark with the exception of a slit of yellow light that pushed through a crack in the door.

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