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Reconnection Communication Laughter Sunshine Friendship Determination Perseverance ANBESOL. (Thanks, Invisalign.)

I decided to go to ‘the dark side’ (Facebook) to clean up my friends list, in the event that I ever decide to go back on a regular basis…while I was there, I figured, “What the heck – put the blog link out there!” so people know that I’m still here (somebody actually asked ifContinue reading “the L train is accepting new passengers.”

Is it wrong that my smile looks better when I’m wearing the Invisalign trays than it does without them?

I signed back off of Instagram this morning. As nice as it was to hear from my friends, it still made me feel stressed being back on there, as the feelings of exclusion started to creep back in. Not sure if or when I’ll go back, as I felt this Incredible sense of calmness theContinue reading “the toe is back out…”

Confidence Creativity Patience Compassion Humor Focus Clarity FORGIVENESS

I went back on Instagram. Nice pictures, happy people. I’ll see how it goes.

People ask me why I only smile with my mouth closed…a few years back while playing trumpet on a wedding gig, a guest accidentally bumped into me, and my mouthpiece cracked the bottoms of my two front teeth. The combination of this plus the natural gap between my two front teeth has always made meContinue reading “i am (no longer) the walrus.”

So I was made aware that even though I deactivated my Facebook account months ago, my Facebook Messenger was still open. There was a ‘double downside’ to having to deal with this today….. First I had to go back into my Facebook account to retrieve messages, as I didn’t want to download the FB MessengerContinue reading “damn you, facebook.”

Quiet The sound of the rain A good nap The feel of a comfy blanket A good cup of warm cocoa My comfy sweats with warm socks Having clarity on a rainy afternoon FEELING LOVED ❤️

Spent the evening at an alumni function for my alma mater in DC tonight. Very cool to have the chance to speak with recent 2019 graduates (that are less than half my age! Holy crap!), and share life experiences since my time in college. I truly enjoyed being around people with such optimism, as theyContinue reading “giving back.”