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Mau's Stepping Stones: June 2012
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Life is not mapped out. Often you have to take unexpected turns, and leap to a new goal. You are reading the stepping stones that I'm taking in life. Monday, June 04, 2012. In a New York Minute. Note to Grammar Nazi Lama: I don't care about my grammar. I wrote this at 11:30 at night. Let's see if I can capture all the fun of the trip. The first I heard of this was when my mother phoned me and tells me (in a tone not to laugh at), "Mau. What do you about getting an emergency passport? Mom says, "Yes.".
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Mau's Stepping Stones: February 2011
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Life is not mapped out. Often you have to take unexpected turns, and leap to a new goal. You are reading the stepping stones that I'm taking in life. Wednesday, February 09, 2011. For 5 years I've been using my "magic" mug from Beijing, China. I call it my magic mug because when you put hot water in it, the picture on it changes to reveal the Forbidden City. Well, as I started to scrape the plastic off, I noticed that it was coming off. Easily. What the heck? I continue to pull it off and lo and behold!
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Mau's Stepping Stones: July 2011
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Life is not mapped out. Often you have to take unexpected turns, and leap to a new goal. You are reading the stepping stones that I'm taking in life. Saturday, July 09, 2011. I love my cat. I love my cat. I love my cat. Do you think that if I repeat it often enough, it will come true? Or at least make me grumble about her less? Not long ago I was waxing poetic (literally) about my new feline. I adored her. Until I took her to the vet for a checkup that is. Can't a pair of pliers do the same job? When I t...
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Mau's Stepping Stones: In a New York Minute
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Life is not mapped out. Often you have to take unexpected turns, and leap to a new goal. You are reading the stepping stones that I'm taking in life. Monday, June 04, 2012. In a New York Minute. Note to Grammar Nazi Lama: I don't care about my grammar. I wrote this at 11:30 at night. Let's see if I can capture all the fun of the trip. The first I heard of this was when my mother phoned me and tells me (in a tone not to laugh at), "Mau. What do you about getting an emergency passport? Mom says, "Yes.".
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Mau's Stepping Stones: Meet Nix!
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Life is not mapped out. Often you have to take unexpected turns, and leap to a new goal. You are reading the stepping stones that I'm taking in life. Sunday, May 01, 2011. On Thursday, my family received the following poem in their inboxes:. I wished and wanted, whimpered and whined. Finally I’m getting what should have always been mine. She was a rogue before being brought to the shelter. In her heart she just yearned for a kind adopter. They’ve kept her and nurtured her since March fifteen. We're still...
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Mau's Stepping Stones: May 2010
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Life is not mapped out. Often you have to take unexpected turns, and leap to a new goal. You are reading the stepping stones that I'm taking in life. Monday, May 31, 2010. The Economist.com is prepping to do an article on non-PC jokes. A Romanian and a Hungarian fishing in the same River. One of them catches The Golden Fish. The fish proposes to fulfil one wish to each of them. The Hungarian is the first to have an idea. "Hey Fish, do you know the Chinese wall? Ok, no problem.". And yet some more:. If pe...
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Mau's Stepping Stones: January 2011
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Life is not mapped out. Often you have to take unexpected turns, and leap to a new goal. You are reading the stepping stones that I'm taking in life. Saturday, January 15, 2011. It seems that many a peeps has been disappointed by my lack of posts lately. Since I am laid up with a bad back today I’ve decided to give my fans what they ask for: A burst of nothing but Mau! 8221; But it’s also kinda sad. Needless to say, when friends come to visit now, I emphasize that they visit Ellis Avenue, not Crescent.
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Mau's Stepping Stones: September 2010
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Life is not mapped out. Often you have to take unexpected turns, and leap to a new goal. You are reading the stepping stones that I'm taking in life. Wednesday, September 29, 2010. This may or may not be true. I’m writing this based on my recollections. So if any of the individuals involved get offended by my portrayal of them, I apologize in advance. I’m standing here waiting to help you but you don’t trust me? And this is even after I would hold open doors for them! So if you’re a random guy out ...
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Mau's Stepping Stones: July 2010
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Life is not mapped out. Often you have to take unexpected turns, and leap to a new goal. You are reading the stepping stones that I'm taking in life. Friday, July 09, 2010. It's ok to ask for help.". So as I said, most of the stories are funny. But this one caught my eye because it was so much longer than the others. And upon reading it I couldn't help but be touched. It was pretty damned amazing. So amazing that I wanted to repost it here. There are two things I've done wrong for most of my life. I went...