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These stories are true stories written about actual events that have occurred relating to me.
Mindful thoughts
Dreams are nature’s way of saying take a break. Usually it is not a break within the framework of your life, but into a world where anything can happen. Occasionally it intensifies what is going on in your life and … Continue reading →
A Comedy of Errors
It was my 3rd year of teaching. I was teaching 6th grade. I was in the final stages of my Master’s project, which was to teach my social studies curriculum using the theme, “the History of Communication.” Way back in … Continue reading →
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Tagged fake information, Harvey Heilbrun, research
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Grow Up!
Grow up! My name was Uncle Itch. I believe that it came about from the fact that my nieces and nephews at a very young age preferred to call me that rather than Uncle H. The name stuck with me … Continue reading →
U – Just press “Undo”
What if life had an “undo” button? I wrote in my last blog about time travel (http://www.hdhstory.net/Storyblog/?p=896). I mentioned that I wouldn’t be interested in going back into my own timeline, except to verify some things that I did or … Continue reading →
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Tagged A to Z Blog Challenge, time travel, Undo button
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K – I kid you not!
I start this off with a disclaimer – The following blog entry has no direct connection to any desire I have or have ever had. I love my wife and son, with all my heart, and have never had any … Continue reading →
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Tagged A to Z Blog Challenge, no kids
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In pursuit of happiness…
In today’s writer’s group, we each picked a phrase on a piece of paper out of a box and that was our topic to write about. Mine was “pursue happiness”: ————————————- We are endowed with certain unalienable Rights, and among … Continue reading →
Follow me? Not so fast!
We are a nation of followers. We latch onto an idea, a person, a group, and no matter what information is out there to clarify or dispute the reason that it is there, we follow. We follow those that love … Continue reading →
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Dear Me,
This month’s Writer’s group writing prompt that I chose was: Write a letter to your younger self. what would you like him to know? Dear self, Oh what a time we’ve had. I’m not sure when you will get this letter, … Continue reading →
Summer – the dog days
The dog days of summer. An interesting turn of phrase describing the hot, humid days of the summer when days seem to just drag on. The phrase itself originates from the rising of the “Dog Star” Sirius. For me, since … Continue reading →
Lifeline
As I age I find myself torn between where I see myself going in the future, all of the new things that I hope to experience, all of the new thoughts I hope to have, all of the new adventures … Continue reading →
