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By the light of my desk lamp…

I didn’t exactly work late tonight – my call ended at exactly 4:03 p.m. But what happened next, made it feel later than it was. It was pitch dark by 5:24 p.m. In June, it doesn’t get dark until almost 10 p.m. But by the end of November, it gets pretty dark pretty early aroundContinue reading “By the light of my desk lamp…”

Frosty mornings…

We finally woke up to a hard frost. It could not have been more fitting. Yesterday, we mowed for the very last time of the year, finished mulching leaves, cleaned out the woodshed (for today’s chopping session) and picked up the garden irrigation system. We transitioned as Mother Nature finally transitioned. And having said that,Continue reading “Frosty mornings…”

She’s come undone…

Okay, I’m she. She is me. I’ve come undone. It’s fabulous. I started working the grill at McDonald’s when I was 16 years old. In fact, the day I turned 16, I begged my parents take me to McDonald’s so I could apply. I wanted a job, my own money and all the independence thatContinue reading “She’s come undone…”

Beware the Ides of March?

I work for myself. Just let that sink in. After 39 years of working for others, I work for myself. That’s pretty stinking cool. I am now past the anxiety and the excited stage. I have settled into the idea that life, somehow, is going to be different. I just have to experience it first.Continue reading “Beware the Ides of March?”

Picking up steam

So, technically, today is only Day Four of my gift of a year. I’ve already vacillated quite a bit. Should I just stay and give in? Do a little more quiet quitting, reduce my time even more? Should I just suck it up and realize that if I stay, life is predictable if not frustrating?Continue reading “Picking up steam”

Winter’s light

Today, we gain one minute and 16 seconds of daylight for a total of 9:13:27 seconds of daylight. At summer’s peak on June 20th, it will be 15:20:53 seconds of daylight (on June 21st – the solstice – we actually lose one second). So, if you’re doing the math, we “gain” over six hours ofContinue reading “Winter’s light”