The Duck Who Flew Upside Down
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Slices of Life
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Palpable Imaginings
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From the Heart of a Grateful Man
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Reflections of a Grateful Man
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Heart Whispers
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To The Music Creators and Dreamers
Photo Credit: Peter Johnson This post is dedicated to all who make music or dream of doing so some day. CD Baby just informed me that they’ve cut another royalty check and put it into the mail to … Continue reading
Posted in Music, My Songs, Songs I've Written or Co-Written, Uncategorized
Tagged CD Baby, iTunes, songs I co-wrote, Spotify, youtube
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Winter Bloom
I looked up from keyboard on our dining room table (yet another temporary work area as the construction continues) to see this exquisite winter bloom. It put a smile on my face as I experienced its delicate multi-faceted beauty against … Continue reading
Posted in Beauty, flowers, images, Nature, Uncategorized
Tagged beauty, Christmas, flower, image
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Don’t Mess With Ninjabread Cookies
Grandson Thomas and my Beloved made some mean-looking but good-tasting Gingerbread cookies today. Thomas’ father, our son Ben, and cattle dog Penny photobombed the second image. With Love, Russ
Posted in Family "Fun", Fun, Grandparenting & Grandkids, Uncategorized
Tagged baking, fun, Grandchildren, Grandkids
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My Adventure Into Action
My evolution as a writer for an adult audience, especially my fiction writing, often begins with a story idea or hook that I develop into a very short story. At times the creations are so short they qualify as flash … Continue reading
Posted in Fiction, Fiction I've Written, Story Writing Adventures, Uncategorized, Writing, Writing Project Updates
Tagged action, adventure, author, project updates, writing
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Great Medical News!
Cancer Catching Blood Test The article linked above is one of the greatest pieces of medical news I’ve seen in a long time. It’s not approved yet, but should be in the next few years, and it could dramatically improve … Continue reading
Posted in Health and Medical News, Uncategorized
Tagged blood test, cancer, Johns Hopkins, Leo @ Not All News is Bad, The Conversation
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How to extend the attention span of your children.
Originally posted on Dayne Sislen Children's Book Illustration:
Kids today are bombarded with video games as well as fast action cartoons and movies. Picture book publishers are requesting shorter and shorter picture books for young children. No wonder our…
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Must’ve Been Having a No-Hair Day
Our 4-year-old grandtwins Zachary and Alexander drew, wrote, and mailed “Thank-you” cards to my Beloved and me that arrived today. When I opened them, I was treated to delightful notes and drawings, including the one above. I must’ve been having … Continue reading
Posted in Family, Grandparenting & Grandkids, Humor, images, Uncategorized
Tagged Grandchildren, grandtwins, humor, images
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Truly Helpful
A lady noticed her husband standing on the bathroom scale, sucking in his stomach. Thinking he was trying to weigh less with this maneuver, she commented, “I don’t think that’s going to help.” “Sure it does,” he said. “It’s the … Continue reading
Posted in Humor, Uncategorized
Tagged humor, marriage, spouses, weight, www.mikeysFunnies.com
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Go, Dogs, Go!
Go, Dogs, Go! The story linked above is about two dogs who hounded, err Labradoodled, their humans to let them out at 4:30 am so they could save an elderly woman from freezing to death. Sources: Kansas City Star and … Continue reading
Posted in Dogs & Other Wonderful Creatures, images, Uncategorized
Tagged dogs, images, Kansas City, Labradoodles
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Russ Towne's A Grateful Man 