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So, for a little over a year now, I've been dealing with a thing that has me feeling pretty dark about certain areas of my life. Initially, I thought I was dealing fairly well, and that time would be all that it took to…
At the behest of the wife of a close friend of mine, I joined a Facebook group related to the town in which I grew up. It was for entertainment purposes. She got a kick out of some of the pretentious arguments and subje…
At approximately 7:15pm, on Friday evening, June 28, 2019, my ex-mother-in-law, Carolyn Foley Varnell, passed away from cardiac complications resulting, likely, from years of smoking. Here's her obituary: Obituary for C…
I have a lot of emotions going right now. It's probably because I just got done watching a sad movie... A Star is Born. I'm out of town, missing my family. Also, our oldest dog, Callie, passed away the day before yester…
I have read that when one gets goose bumps while listening to music, it is actually the body's "fight or flight" response due to the intense emotion brought on by said music. There are a lot of songs that generally g…
This year started off pretty good. In January, Christopher had his 23rd birthday and I received the Royal Arch degree in the York Rite. That was a very nice degree. February was pretty uneventful. In March, I attended t…