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Forty Years Later: Change on the Horizon

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March 01, 2009. Change on the Horizon. Certainly that was the longest hiatus taken yet! 0160; And no. Good reason.  A person can always find a. Time to write.cant she? Life just got in the way and got me awfully preoccupied. What I can talk about though is that the woman has fled to Canada and in the long run that will affect all three of our lives for the better.  I may not have mentioned before that she is not a citizen here. (Actually Im not sure Ive. Go back there.  She. In the dark car driving home ...

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Forty Years Later

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May 15, 2009. A New Week. A New Outlook! Katy (on the right) and her two best friends partying. Nothing like a little time and fun to wash away the blues.or should I say the reds.  If anger were a color it would surely be red.  Oh, its still lurking around but its laying low and thats good. . Not a thing in my life has changed this past week except my attitude.  Isnt it wonderful that we have the individual power to do. 0160;that for ourselves? 0160;sure, Im positive. But life goes on. I am the most anti...

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Forty Years Later: Separation Anxiety Is Creeping In

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March 29, 2009. Separation Anxiety Is Creeping In. How great is this? 0160;Really, its great! So why am I feeling so shitty? 0160;She doesnt want me to touch anything she got on the trip.  When she complained that her fingernails were trimmed too much, I said something like a little too short, huh? 0160;Her dad had no way of knowing how she likes her nails and trimmed them too short. But No! They arent too short at all, in fact its better; I just have to get used to them. You see what I mean? 0160;Im a l...

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Forty Years Later: A Dating Saga

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April 14, 2009. I never thought Id be dating again, unless of course I became a premature widow. But I didnt become one of those; instead I became a ripe on the vine divorcee.  And Im not complaining about that.  Im a bazillion times happier than I have been for.oh, at least the last 8 years. I think the reason for that was because my heart remembered that  before. And of course at the time it was happening, since I didnt know it, it didnt mean anything.  It means something now. Just out of the gate I me...

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Forty Years Later: Gettin' My Head Straight

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April 05, 2009. Gettin' My Head Straight. I just want to tell you all how wonderful the comments were on my last post.  They were meaty and well thought out, and they truly inspired me and helped me get my head in the right place.  As Lavonne, my gf here, and several of you reminded me,  This is what I want.  This is what I have wanted. 0160;  Dad for Katy. Freedom for Anya. 0160;Like having to think of something healthy. 0160;Max was just hopeless in math.  Me? 0160;I was a total dunce, and in most ways...

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Forty Years Later: Stepping Out Of The Cloak

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February 02, 2009. Stepping Out Of The Cloak. Is that perfect or what? 0160; As Max pointed out to me recently,. Youre not going to advance the relationship very far with that kind of schedule, Mom, its a fantasy world. . To which I answered that I dont necessarily. To advance anything.  Its fine the way it is, and sometimes a nice fantasy world is exactly what the doctor ordered. Seriously, even on a. Feb 2, 2009 8:00:28 PM. A perfectly put post (oops! February 03, 2009 at 01:33 AM. Rock On from me, too!

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Forty Years Later: Oh, It's Not Just A Name

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January 10, 2009. Oh, It's Not Just A Name. Look at this background.  Another reason why people ski. Ive decided to take back my maiden name.  This might sound like a light weight issue and I know.generally speaking and compared to the issues some of you are facing it is, but not so much to me.  Honestly Ive grappled with it for months now. I mean Ive had my current name for forty years! Most of my life.   . 0160;  FH looked at me surprised and said. 0160; You arent going to do that? 0160; Scary thought!

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Forty Years Later: The Deer Messenger

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January 03, 2009. Deer teaches us to use the power of gentleness. To touch the hearts and minds of. Wounded beings who are in our lives. Dont push towards change in others,. Rather gently nudge them in the right direction. With the love that comes from a Deer totem. When a Deer totem shows up in your life,. A new innocence and freshness is about to be awakened. There is going to be a gentle lure of new adventures. There will  be an opportunity to express the gentle love. That will open new doors for you.