Apple Love

I have to admit I have secretly lusted over having a Mac for some time now. The lifelong PC in me was beginning to long for the apparent intuitive simplicity of the Mackintosh computer. I took the first peek at the dark side when I helped Erin with a website she was designing for her [...]

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Peeling Onions

One more day out here on the left coast then back tomorrow to work and “normal”. Then back again. Then home again. Back. Home. Rinse. Lather. Repeat. And so it goes, because in my family, anyone will do anything for each other as long as they are able to because that’s who we are.
As of [...]

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A Drop in the Bucket

I had a long conversation with my friend’s daughter the other night. She was having difficulty understanding why she was forgetful, distracted, and close to tears at any given moment. She’s found out five days before that her mom has cancer. She’s still struggling (duh!) with the news. Somehow she thought that this was something that once [...]

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Climbing Everest

The term ‘Sherpa’ has become synonymous with those who work as porters or guides for mountaineering expeditions: those who go along side, carrying part of the load to make the journey up the mountain possible, because the whole burden is nearly impossible for one to carry alone. They are virtually unknown individually, with a few exceptions, [...]

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