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#TRYHARDER

PLANTING THE SEEDS OF CHANGE ONE BAD PARKING JOB AT A TIME
January 16, 2021
Hunting for Understanding

#Tryharder to accept and understand things that you question

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October 4, 2020
How to Become a Counter Puncher

I haven’t had it easy, but I’ve been blessed. That’s how I try to look at things when I reflect upon my life as a whole. I #Tryharder to focus on the good items over the amount of times I’ve been kicked in the teeth. You get up, gain some new perspective, and you keep […]

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August 21, 2020
Radio Ted Talk

Radio friends! Every year we take a family road trip somewhere. This year, our trip took us through Little Rock, St Louis, Chicago and several little spots in Iowa. From The Arch to Wrigley to The Field of Dreams to Lincoln’s tomb to the store for American Pickers, we saw a lot of the heartland. […]

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June 29, 2020
Mailboxes and Bored Kids

When I was a kid, I would send a self-addressed stamped envelope off for anything that could come to my house for free. If they wanted my info for a free subscription, I’d send it. If it was free-it was for me! I had an impressive catalog of magazines and pamphlets. When my sister wanted […]

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April 24, 2020
Two Pennies

Christal and I have been married for 20 years?!  Crazy to think about it and the time has flown by so fast. Several moves, several houses, two kids and a whole bunch of friends scattered across the world.  It’s like a badge of honor to be able to hit a benchmark that not everyone or […]

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February 28, 2020
Elevator Etiquette

I work on the 19th floor of a 20 story building so I know a few things about riding in elevators. Here’s my top 10 list of things that need to improve. Always let women enter first. It’s the right thing to do and they also ensure that the elevator cables are working. You’d hate […]

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February 27, 2020
Too Soon?

It’s never too soon to laugh about the obvious observations. True life writes the comedy for you. It’s real to give those observations a voice. Good or bad.

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December 30, 2019
My Son is my Hero

My son Sean loves music! Everywhere he goes, he has music playing or humming and singing some song. Music helps him cope and focus on difficult tasks, and he, like me, enjoys sharing his passions with others. He loves converting all his friends into fans of the songs or artists that he is currently into. […]

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November 1, 2019
What's your Story?

I signed a contract extension that will keep me (potentially) employed at my current job for at least three more years. This extension coincidentally occurred the same month I was let go from my previous job with another company three years prior. Did you follow all of that? What a difference just a few years […]

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August 30, 2019
The Girl Who Never Kissed a Boy Before

Facebook memories remind me daily that my children have gotten huge over the past few years. Like every parent, I want things to slow down a bit. Selfishly, it's because I still live vicariously through them. What I would give to be nine again! Like my son, you couldn't pull me off my bike at […]

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