1. I hung out with my family this evening and everyone was in a bit of a goofy mood. The highlight of the evening: a clamourous, impromptu, loud and off-key seven-person rendition of Josh Groban’s “You Raise Me Up” (the howling of the phrase “stormy seas” was the best!). This happened because my [...]
Archive for July, 2007
July 25, Arenda
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July 21 Benjamin
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1. Today we got to see our friend Diana, who was kind and invited us to go to a movie with her and Tony this evening. That went well because we have awesome friends, and we were out and about and met up with her.
2. I dragged myself out of bed and went to the [...]
July 20 Benjamin
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1. I got to comfort Megsie when she was crying yesterday. That went well because I was present, and we trust each other.
2. We got to be part of the celebration of Natalie getting into architecture school! Yippee. That went well because Natalie rocks, and she and Russell seem to rather like us.
3. I [...]
July 11 Benjamin
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Every third day is better than never, I suppose =)
1. I had a brilliant day at work–a fun, crazy, successful day. That went well because I showed up, and plugged away at it, and I’ve gotten to the point where I’m reasonably good at it =)
2. I had a good meeting with my accountability partner [...]
July 8th Benjamin
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Oh dear–missed 3 days.
Maybe I should start another separate blog where I can list 3 complaints each day =)
1. Today we got approval in the mail from our renter’s insurance to increase our liability coverage to $300,000, which our landlord had required so we can keep the hot tub. Which means we can keep the hot [...]
July 4 Benjamin
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1. I had a really good 15 minute conversation with my next door neighbor, Eddie, who is a really kewl guy. That went well because we crossed paths in the front yard and both chose to engage
2. I was really unkind to my wife, and then I realized it, and went and apologized, and she [...]
July 3 Benjamin
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1. My two girlikins, after I had done the bedtime ritual with them this evening, as I was leaving the room, each I called out “I love you very much daddy!”, and then “I love you very much daddy!”, one after the other (one after the other). That went well because I was present, and [...]
July 2 Benjamin
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1. I got to play my guitar for 10 minutes today. I mean I could do that almost any day, but I normally don’t, and I actually like playing my guitar, and so it’s kewl that I did so, as I enjoyed it, and I got to work out the chords to a song whose [...]
July 1 Benjamin
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1. Last night I met two ladies who are both in the process of getting divorced, and I felt very sad for them and overwhelmingly grateful for my lovely Megsie, and that somehow things have worked out so that we are both very committed to each other, and in love with each other. That went [...]
