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Field Notes
I spilled coffee on my Field Notes. It went everywhere. Something so simple as setting down a cup of coffee caused an inordinate amount of chaos and care to clean up. But it was worth it. Sometimes things don’t go as planned despite making a plan. I’m okay with that. The body craves novelty just…
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My First Day at Blue Acorn iCi
I read #donutrunbecausehappy as “don’t run because you’re happy” and I was like, ‘that’s the old me’, but then I realized that because I read it that way, I still have part of that mindset. Blue Acorn iCi’s onboarding officially lasts 60 days, but the initial, intensive learning period is 2 weeks. The first part…
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I Drove Uber and Lyft for New Year’s Eve 2019
2019 was a formative year. A lot of change happened. Some good. Some bad. But it happened. And now all we can do is focus on the future, be positive, thankful, and loving. Here’s to 2020! Each new year we have before us a brand new book containing 365 blank pages. Let us fill all…
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People Who Believed in Me
Have you ever had someone say something positive about you to you that stuck with you? Maybe it was a teacher, parent, friend, or stranger who saw something in you and felt so strongly about it they told you about it and in doing so, it changed how you thought about yourself for years if…
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My Body is a House
This is a story of how a joke from a 3-year old, a 100-year old house, and a rainy afternoon helped me to move on. Carmina’s Joke “Daddy, there’s a cow in the sunroof,” my 3-year old daughter said to me as we were driving through the country to see my brother and parents for Thanksgiving.…
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2017 Year in Review
O God, Thou sellest all good things to men at the price of effort.” -Leonardo da Vinci This year was about getting re-settled and getting re-situated. The main themes of the year were moving the family to La Crosse, selling the house in Tipton, the ramping up of t-shirt sales, and the ramping down of…
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2016 Year in Review
For as he thinketh in his heart, so is he: Eat and drink, saith he to thee; but his heart is not with thee.” -Proverbs 23:7 KJV In January, my wife’s grandmother, Helen, died and my Grandpa Stauffer started to get sick. My oldest daughter turned 12 and my wife took her to Universal Studios.…
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Things I Want You to Know About Life
My mom wrote this recently when the power was off. She had, “no WiFi, & time to reflect.” Power is off and sensors are beeping. So here goes: Things I want you to know about Life It can change in an instant. Don’t wait to do the things you love. Don’t waste time on things…
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2015 Year in Review
This is what I have observed to be good: that it is appropriate for a person to eat, to drink and to find satisfaction in their toilsome labor under the sun during the few days of life God has given them—for this is their lot. Moreover, when God gives someone wealth and possessions, and the…