Monthly Archive: December 2010

Just show up

This morning at Christmas Mass, I had the thought that Jesus had it pretty easy the first Christmas. When the priest talked about how the stress and preparations of Christmas can get in the way of experiencing the holiday, I…
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unsympathetic

After deciding I was having a crisis of executive functioning, I went on a declutter spree. The “crisis of executive functioning” part means I’m beginning to feel as if at any moment I may spontaneously forget every important thing I…
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showoff

Once a week, I drive to a town TwentyMilesAway rather than the usual ten. I go to TenMilesAway and get on the highway, and our destination is just off an exit that’s another ten miles away. Under ordinary circumstances it…
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